The three important time periods or kingdoms of Ancient Egyptian History.
What is the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom?
100
To do this job you had to go to school for approximately 12 years and learn over 700 hieroglyphs. Classes ran from sunrise to sunset.
What is a scribe?
100
In what direction would you travel to get to Kush from Egypt?
What is south?
100
To learn about the history of the Jewish people, historians used this important book, as well as a variety of other sources.
What is the Torah?
100
The main reason why people settled near the Nile River.
What is the fresh water (to drink, to fish, to farm)?
200
A huge triangular shaped monument build around a pharaoh's tomb.
What is a pyramid?
200
Peasant life revolved around this _____________ along with the three season: the flooding season, the planting season, and the harvest season.
What is the Nile River?
200
Kush is also known by this name.
What is Nubia?
200
Four key leaders in the history of Judaism are:
Who is Abraham, Moses, David, and Solomon?
200
Name the benefit the desert provided to the Egyptians.
What is protection from enemies?
300
This person helped to first establish the pharaoh as the central authority, controlling a large network of government officials who carried out his laws. He declared himself a god. He also built himself a Great Pyramid.
Who is Pharaoh Khufu?
300
What are the six social classes of Ancient Egypt in size order?
What are: pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants?
300
While under Egypt's control during the time of the New Kingdom, the Kushites spoke and wrote in Egyptian, worshiped Egyptian gods, and wore Egyptian clothing. The Kushites were described as being_________________ because of these activities.
What is Egyptianized?
300
One important central idea/belief of Judaism that Abraham introduced to the Hebrews is the belief in _____________.
What is belief in one God?
300
Name the direction in which the Nile River flows as well as the body of water it flows into.
What is North into the Mediterranean Sea?
400
This person ran Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. He was a strong leader who ruled a stable unified Egypt. Art, literature and architecture flourished under his reign. His finest architectural achievement was the 'White Chapel'.
Who is Pharaoh Senruset I?
400
This is one of the very few ways that a peasant could elevate their social status...
What is becoming a scribe?
400
After conquering Egypt, Kush's King Piye declared himself pharaoh. One of his other titles was "_________________".
What is "Uniter of the Two Lands"?
400
Moses led his people out of slavery in Egypt. He also gave Judaism its ten _______________________, which were engraved on two stone tablets. These became the foundation of Judaism.
What is laws or commandments?
400
Name two uses for papyrus.
What are paper and rope?
500
This person was a great promoter of Egyptian trade. Her biggest expedition took Egyptian traders to the African Kingdom of Punt, by the southern end of the Red Sea. She wore men's clothing and sometimes a fake beard.
Who is Pharaoh Hatshepsut?
500
Priests oversaw the sacred work of ________________ in Ancient Egyptian burial practices.
What is embalming?
500
The Kush capital of Meroe helped Kush to remain an important center of trade. Traders used these three methods to transport goods.
What are the Nile, the Red Sea, and overland routes?
500
After the defeat of the Philistines as well as other enemies, David united the two parts of the Hebrew's land into a single kingdom with one strong central government and called it _________________, naming _______________ as its capital and holy city.
What are Israel and Jerusalem?
500
Name three important environmental factors that influenced people to settle where they did in ancient times.