The Nile River
What is the flower/plant that grows through the Nile?
The Papyrus
What was the role of the god ISIS?
Her role was basically being a healer, a protector, a mother/wife, and a mother of the dead. She also gave good fortune, the sea and travel.
The Papyrus made an egyptian invention, what was it?
The invention was papyrus paper and was use to write scripted language.
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Pharaohs were not only political leaders but______.
Religious Leaders
What group created Kush?
The Nubians
Why helpful did the Nile give to farmers?
Rich soil for Agricultural purposes, and crops.
What is the good that gave floods to the Nile?
Hapi God
TRUE OR FALSE:The egyptian heirogliohic invention was a spoken language
FALSE
It was called a dynasty and basically it came from their family.
In what way did the Kushians admire Egyptians?
They admired them because they believed in the same gods and religions. They had similar customs also.
How long is the longest river the Nile?
4,000 miles (6,437 km)
What was the god of mummification, he also protects the afterlife, he also is patron god of lost souls and the helpless who also represents an animal? Also what is the animal?
It is Anubis, He is a jackal
Who used shadoofs and why?
An egyptian farmer used shadoofs to carry water from one place to a basin.
Who helped pharaohs govern egypt?
Bureacrats helped pharaohs because they were government officials.
FILL IN THE BLANKS:
Moroë was the _____ of Kush. The whole city was dedicated to________. Even minding the nearby Nile ______ they could build the city as the best they could. It was also the _______ for the Kushs.
1. New Capital
2. God Amon Re
3. Cataracts
4. Trade center
What are cataracs, why are they dangerous?
They are steep cliffs and large boulders form dangerous in fast moving waters. They are dangrous because they have been to knock down boats with boulders.
Who was Seth?
He was an egyptian god of violence, chaos, storms, and disaster.
What idea did egyptians had to keep the dead in tact?
They mummified the body or salted it so the soul would be preserved.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The government carried out envoys to other places to represent egypt.
TRUE
What was the most traded item from and to Moroë?
Gold, textiles, Ivory
Egyptians were excited for a phenomenon event from the Nile that they thought was made by gods. What was it, from what time of year was it, and why was it helpful?
It was the seasonal floods from the nile that happened from June-September, and it was good becasue it made the soil better and more rich to grow crops.
Who is that god that has a bird head or hat with a sun in and a snake on the top of his head?
His name is Ra (re) god of the sun, the sky, and king of the kings.
What is one famous invention to keep and store dead pharaoh bodies? What theory did people have about it?
It was the pyramids and they had the theory that aliens hlped egyptians build the pyramids.
Which pharaoh expanded the Egyptian Empire after Hatshepsut? What did he or she do?
That pharaoh was Thutmose III and he gave egypt gold, iron and more valuable goods, he gave rights to enslaved, he also won many battles and wars.
What happened to Kush in A.D. 350?
What present day countries was Kush located on?
Kush was invaded by Axum armies and easterna frican armies that made it to and end.
Kush was located in Egypt and Sudan.