these are three reasons why the Nile River was so important to Ancient Egyptians...
What are for *water (duh!), travel, and trade
*water for human and animal consumption, irrigation for crops, and silt when it floods
100
These two land forms provided protection from invaders from the west and east
What are deserts?
100
a complex system of writing using picture and sound symbols
What is hieroglyphics?
100
Women Pharaoh who focused on trade to make Egypt wealthier
Who was Hatshepsut?
100
Civilizations rise because (4 items)
What is specialization (a result of surplus food), abundance of natural resources, expansion through conquest, trade?
200
Egyptians gathered this plant from along the Nile and used it to make rope, sandals, baskets, river rafts, and later paper!
What is papyrus?
200
In Lower Egypt, the Nile divided into
several branches that fanned out and flowed
into the Mediterranean Sea. These branches
formed a triangle-shaped area of
land made of soil deposited by a river. In
ancient times, swamps and marshes covered
much of this area.
What is the delta?
200
Egypt's type(s) of government
What is monarchy and theocracy?
200
He tried to change Egypt's religion from polytheistic to monotheistic. This was not well received. Under his weak rule, Egypt lost a lot of territory to invaders.
Who was Amenhotep IV?
200
Some reasons civilizations fall... (3 items)
What is military invasion, revolution (big change), economic trouble (major debt)
300
Name the technology created to lift water from the Nile and empty it into basins
What is a shadoof?
300
These two seas were part of Egypt's trade routes that contributed to a strong economy
What are the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
300
Great tombs for dead pharaohs
What is a pyramid?
300
This ten year old restored the worship of many deities. He died in his teens and is famous because of the discovery of riches in his tomb.
Who was Tutankhamen?
300
Egypt declined because..
What is Pharaohs fought costly wars. They were attacked by multiple invaders over the course of hundreds of years.
400
Surplus leads to...
What is specialization? People were free to specialize in areas other than farming and this leads to civilization!
400
the direction the Nile river flows
What is NORTH!?
400
The Egyptians believed in many gods. Another word for that is...
What is polytheism?
400
During his 66 year reign he restored Egypt's greatness. (more territory through battles, increased trade, and architecture)
Who was Ramses II?
400
The last queen of independent Egypt in Ancient Times. She died in 30 AD and then Egypt was annexed by the Roman Empire.
Who was Cleopatra?
500
Compare flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates (Mesopotamia) and the Nile (Egypt
What is the Tigris and Euphrates were more unpredictable whereas the Nile flooding was seasonal and consistent from year to year?
500
Steep cliffs and large boulders form dangerous, fast moving waters called __________, that make traveling by ship along the Nile difficult. It also protects Egypt from invaders to its south.
What are cataracts?
500
List the social pyramid of Ancient Egypt from top to bottom
What is Pharaoh,
Priests/Nobles,
Traders/Artisans/Merchants/Scribes,
Farmers/Herders,
Unskilled Workers/Slaves?
500
He unified upper and lower Egypt when he conquered the delta and married one of their princesses. He established a new capital at Memphis, a city on the border of upper and lower Egypt.