People of Ancient Egypt
Contributions
Geography
Critical Thinking
Religion and Daily Life
100
Egyptian hero who defeated the Hyksos invaders
Ahmose
100
What base number system did the Egyptians use?
Base of 10
100
What continent is Egypt found in?
Africa
100
Using 3 sentences, explain how the ancient Egyptians were affected by Osiris.
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100
Were the Egyptians monotheistic or polytheistic?
Polytheistic – believed in multiple gods
200
This group of people invaded the middle kingdom in 1786 B.C.
Hyksos
200
How many seasons did the Egyptian calendar have?
3 seasons (made of 120 days)
200
To water their crops during the dry season, the Egyptians dug out __A___. This machine used to drain the water from it is called a _______.
Basin; Shadoof
200
What similarities can you draw from the Egyptians and us? Give 3
Contributions still used: medicine, math (base of 10, fractions, whole numbers), use of irrigation for growing crops, certain aspects of government, etc…
200
A ziggurat was to Mesopotamians as a _________ was to Egyptians.
Pyramid
300
This pharaoh changed his name to __________ when he announced that Aton would be the main god.
Akhenaton
300
This material was made from reed and was something the Egyptians wrote on
Papyrus
300
What were the three main cities of ancient Egypt?
Thebes, Giza, Memphis
300
Describe a wealthy household in the old kingdom
located on the Nile with many slaves and artisans; called an estate
300
Describe the process of embalming, and who it was originally meant for.
Process used to preserve the body of the dead
400
pharaoh who encountered trade during her reign in the New Kingdom
Hatshepsut
400
Describe the contributions made in math
number system of 10, fractions/whole numbers, geometry to survey land
400
400 Explain where Upper and Lower Egypt is, and why do we call it that?
Upper is found in southern Egypt along the Nile, Lower Egypt is found in Northern Egypt along the Nile. Reason= Nile flows north and Upper Egypt was the first to develop.
400
How is a pharaoh like the President of the United States?
Both provide for citizens and deal with foreign policy/trade
400
Describe 3 examples on the roles of the pharaohs
make sure land produced well, canals built/repaired, choose government officials, check on taxes and building permits, ruler, priest, center of Egyptian life
500
These people were the leaders during the Middle Kingdom, and became involved in a majority of city life, including ruling and owning most of the land
priests
500
What kind of medical help did Egyptian doctors give their patients? Give four examples
dentists, eye doctors, animal doctors, surgeons. Used splints, bandages, compresses. Sewing up cuts and setting broken bones; treated indigestion/hair loss
500
How did the Egyptians use of the Nile River compare with the Sumerians’ use of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Egyptians: Protected from foreign invasions by the desert, sea and cataracts; flooding provided rich soil for growing crops, could rely on basins for the crops, grew flax, wheat, barley and grapes Sumerians: built irrigation canals, grew barley, wheat, sesame, flax, fruit trees, date palms, and vegetables Both: depended on the rivers for living and controlled their environment
500
As a group, decide which of the following pharaohs contributed the most to Egyptian civilization: Thutmose III, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep IV, or Tutankhamen? Explain why.
If you chose…. Thutmose III= warrior pharaoh who had an army of 20,000 archers, spear throwers, and charioteers, extended Egyptian rule into Syria and Palestine. Hatshepsut= ruled with focus on trade and building of temples, no violence, extended trade along coast of east Africa to Punt, introduced various trade goods (ivory, beads, metal tools/weapons, ebony, monkeys, hunting dogs, leopard skins, incense). Amenhotep IV = gave power back to pharaohs, set up monotheism religion where only Aton was worhsipped. Tutankhamen = son-in-law of Amenhotep, ruled from age 9-18 (9 years), returned kingdom to the old religion by persuasion of priests.
500
Why were pharaohs the first to be embalmed?
preserve the body because a soul could not live without the body, pharaoh could later take care of Egypt
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