Geography
What continent is Egypt found on (mostly!)
Africa
TRUE OR FALSE?
Ancient Egypt had a well organised society with clear social classes.
TRUE!
What was the name of the salt like substance used to dry out bodies for mummification?
Natron
Identify 3 different types of contact that ancient Egypt had with other civilisations?
Warfare - conflict
Trade
Diplomacy e.g. signing treaties, marriages, alliances etc.
Travellers/explorers - exchange of ideas, religion or technology etc.
What did Queen Hatshepsut most focus on during her reign?
Trade - ensuring economic prosperity
What direction does the Nile flow (use compass directions!)
North
Who was the most influential/powerful person in ancient Egyptian society?
The Pharaoh
Identify 3 different ancient Egyptian gods or goddesses
Isis
Osiris
Seth
Nephthys
Nut
Geb
Thoth
Amon
Ra
And many more!
What is the name of the mortuary temple Queen Hatshepsut built?
Deir El-Bahri (Djeser-djeseru)
What is the name of the season in which the Nile floods and the Egyptians worked on building projects as they could not farm.
Akhet
Slaves were very common in ancient Egypt?
FALSE!
What was the name of the sacred text which wealthy ancient Egyptians would bury with them to help on their journey in the underworld?
Book of the Dead
Ramses II married a Hittite princess and did what else with the Hittites (Clue - this was the first time it was done in human history!)
Sign a peace treaty
In reliefs (carvings, paintings etc.) found on the walls of her temple Deir El-Bahri
Identify 3 different types of natural features in Egypt (not specific names)
Deserts
Seas
Delta
Peninsula
Valley
Which members of society were praised for their ability to write
Scribes
What is the name of the stone coffins used by wealthy ancient Egyptians?
A sarcophagus
What happened to Egypt at the end of Cleopatra's reign as queen?
It was taken over by the Roman empire.
Where did Hatshepsut's army undertake military campaigns during her reign? (identify 3 locations!)
Nubia, Syria and the Levant
Briefly explain how the ancient Egyptians would manipulate the Nile flooding to water their crops.
Through irrigation techniques - using canals
New technology - e.g. Shaduf
Who was the chief adviser to the Pharaoh (and helped him govern)
The Vizier
Match the canopic jars with the correct internal organs:
Canopic jars: Jackal head, Baboon head, Human head and Falcon head.
Internal organs: Liver, Stomach, Intestines and Lungs
1) Liver – human head
2) Lungs – Baboon head
3) Intestines – Falcon head
4) Stomach - Jackal head
Identify at least 4 different ancient people/civilizations who made contact with the ancient Egyptians
Hyksos
Mitanni (also known as Kushites)
Hittites (from Syria)
Sea Peoples
Rome
Greece
Punt
Nubia
Identify 5 significant achievements of Queen Hatshepsut
Trade
Building
Military
Longest reigning
Good relations with gods etc.