Civilization
Need for government officials, Sumerian influence, and an increase in population made Egyptians create this system to rank citizens.
Social Classes or Social Hierarchy
Important god of the Sun
Re (Ra)
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth (or the practice of doing this to bodies)
Mummies/mummification
Pharaoh best known for pyramids and being cruel.
Pharaoh best known for obelisks built to honor her leadership and trade routes to Punt.
-Khufu
-Hatshepsut
The triangle portion at the northern tip of the Nile river where the river meets the Mediterranean Sea
Delta
These structures were built to bury royals
Pyramids
A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
What are some reasons Egyptian citizens wanted to please the Pharaoh, even after the pharaoh's death?
-Helping and supporting the pharaoh gave the citizen a better chance at a good afterlife.
-Pharaohs were the god Horus on Earth; must please the gods.
Pharaoh known for being a military leader, invading other territories, and building Abu Simbel
Ramses the Great
The Southern part of Egypt is called...
The Northern part of Egypt is called...
S - Upper Egypt
N - Lower Egypt
Correctly order the following social classes from least important to most important in society.
-pharaohs
-farmers
-slaves and servants
-government officials and merchants
-priests and nobles
-Slaves and servants
-Farmers
-Government officials and merchants
-Priests and nobles
-Pharaohs
Long-lasting, paper-like materials made of reeds
Papyrus
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops didn't grow or if disease struck?
The pharaoh who was both king and a god
Time period marked by chaos, invaders such as the Hyksos, and poor leadership
Middle Kingdom
A series of rapidly moving water and waterfalls in a river
Cataracts
Why was Egypt a leading military power by 1400s BC?
*Two reasons
-Rich country (resources and money)
-Specially trained soldiers as a social class
This item helped historians understand hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Why did Egyptians fill their tombs with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed the items in the afterlife
The Egyptians built pyramids during this time period
Old Kingdom
-Cataracts in the Nile
-Desert (Western and Eastern)
How did Egyptian civilization begin? Detail three major steps in correct order.
(use words: Nile, cities, canals, villages, farms, and agriculture)
1. Settlement on Nile for agriculture using canals
2. Farms grow into villages
3. Villages grow into cities
Egypt's first pharaoh; brought together both kingdoms
Why did Egyptians begin burying their pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings instead of pyramids?
The pyramids were too expensive!
Whose tombs taught historians so much about burial practices and beliefs?
King Tutankhamen
Where did the land of Kush border Egypt? Describe the geographical details about the land of Kush.