Geography
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
The Nile River flows from South to North.
What is afterlife?
Life after death.
Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Pharaoh Khufu created the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What type of government did Egypt have? (2)
Monarchy and Theocracy
What was the most common job in Egypt?
Farmers were the most common job in Egypt.
What is a Delta?
A fan-shaped region where soil is placed at the end of the river.
What is Ptah the god of?
Ptah is the god of Craftspeople and Architect.
What is a pyramid?
Triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point.
What are the 3 kingdoms called in Ancient Egypt?
What category did Vizier, Priests, and Nomarchs fall into?
They fell into the Nobles category.
Where are the Cataracts located?
South of Egypt, near Aswan.
What are the priests tasks in Ancient Egypt?
Preforming rituals, conducting funerals, and caring a statue of a god.
True or False, Mesopotamia created Cuneiform and Egypt created Hieroglyphics around the same time.
True, both were invented at 3200 BCE - 3000 BCE.
Which army conquered Kush and Egypt?
Kush conquered Egypt, and Assyrians conquered Kush.
True or False, Women had did not have legal rights in Egypt
What did the Kushites rely on to survive?
They relied on the Nile river to flood so their crops can grow.
What is the Ma'at (Concept)?
An idea that cosmic harmony and balanced existed on earth.
Why is it hard to find evidence of Kush?
Historians can't decode the Meroitic script which is an writing system Kush created.
When did Kush rule over Egypt?
747 - 656 BCE
Who is Amanirenas and what did she do?
She is a Kush queen that led her army to conquer the Roman Empire.
When does the growing season start?
What are the steps for creating a mummy in chronological order.
Remove organs, dry it out with natron, wrap it, place in sarcophagus, and add a funeral mask.
What is a Cubit?
A unit of measurement where the length is from your finger to your elbow.
How did Egypt form?
Menes or Narmer united Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt to form it into one kingdom.
What is the Social Hierarchy from top to bottom?
Pharaoh, Nobles, Scribes, Merchants and Artisans, Farmers, Servants, and Slaves.