Egypt 1
How did the Egyptians pay for the pyramids and temples?
They used taxes collected from the people.
What did the Egyptians create at the end of the Middle Kingdom/beginning of the New Kingdom to regain power?
A strong army to keep out invaders
The god in charge of preparing the dead for the afterlife
Who was anubis
A severe shortage of food that plagued Egypt
What is a famine?
Why did ancient people settle in nile river valley?
Because the Nile River Valley was suited for farming.
How did Egyptians prepare bodies for burial?
They embalmed and mummified them.
What job did most ancient Egyptians have?
The job of farming (farmer).
It gave the Egyptian's everything they needed: water, food, transportation, and was essential to Egypt.
Why was the Nile considered the center of egypt?
An outer coffin or box that bears a resemblance to the dead body inside.
What is a sarcophagus?
to civilization how did the Egyptian civilization develop?
From Farms to villages to cities to civilization
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and ended the Middle Kingdom?
Ahmose of Thebes
Why did the Egyptians fill their tombs with many items?
Egyptians believed they were needed in the afterlife
In Northeast Africa
Where is egypt located
Natron.
What is the substance used during embalming?
How did Egypt become a great military power with a strong army?
Because Egypt was so wealthy and could afford to pay for one.
What documents were kept by the scribes?
Government records, medical records, literary works
Why is Egypt called the gift of the Nile
Because the Nile gave Egyptians everything they needed
Why did Egypt lose power at the end of the new kingdom?
The Pharaohs and priests fought and weakened Egypt.
Who was the first pharaoh to unite upper and lower Egypt?
Menes (Narmer)
What caused the increase of trade in the New Kingdom?
The Egyptian army conquered more people and land.
God of the sky who protected the Pharaoh
Who was Horus?
Who was the person did all writing and kept track of taxes and records
A Scribe.
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
Allowed people to translate hieroglyphics and understand them.