Vocab #1
Young men, usually from noble families who were taught to write on a kind of paper and carve symbols into stone were called _________________.
A family of rulers is called a(n) ________________.
Dynasty
What title was used by Hatshepsut?
Pharaoh
How important was the pharaoh to the people in Ancient Egypt?
The pharaoh had absolute power over the people
Ramses II was known as Ramses the __________. (POWERFUL, GREAT)
Ramses the Great
A ____________ is a triangle shaped area at the mouth of a river.
Delta
Rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river is called ____________.
Silt
Why did Herodotus call Egypt the "Gift of the Nile River?"
The Nile brought fertility and life to the region.
Why did the Ancient Egyptians living near the Nile River had crop surpluses?
The land there was fertile.
Egyptian temples often contained rows of stone ____________, (SPHINXES, PYRAMIDS) which were statues of imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of humans.
Sphinxes
A(n) ___________ is someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
Regent
Ancient Egyptians used __________, grown in the Nile delta, to make everyday items such as shoes, a kind of paper, and even boats.
Papyrus
Why were the pyramids so important to the Egyptians?
They made sure the pharaoh had a place in the afterlife.
Cataracts protected Egypt from invaders but prevented sailing on parts of the river.
_____________, (KHUFU, MENES) who unified Upper and Lower Egypt, is said to be the first pharaoh.
Menes
Ancient Egyptian embalmers discarded the ____________ because they thought it was not important.
Brain
Often constructed by Egyptians on either side of the temple gate, a(n) ________________ is a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.
Obelisk
Place the following people in order of Egyptian society from highest to lowest.
Farmers
Pharaohs
Nobles
Artisans
Pharaohs, Nobles, Artisans, Farmers
Why did Egyptians not want to be on the west bank of the Nile after nightfall?
They thought the spirit of the dead lived there.
A ___________ (CARTOUCHE, OBELISK) is an oval circle with the pharaoh's name written in it. The ring around the name was believed to protect the pharaoh from evil spirits in life and after death.
Cartouche
Ancient Egyptians are called ____________ because they worshiped many gods.
Polytheistic
Ancient Egyptians dug canals to ____________ their crops.
Irrigate
What contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
Egypt's conquest of distant lands
By the 1400s BCE, Egypt was the leading military power.
Based on the above fact and the fact that maintaining a military is expensive, what conclusion can you make about Egypt's resources?
Egypt was a rich country.
The peak of Egyptian trade and military power was during the ____________ (OLD, NEW) Kingdom.
New Kingdom