Kingdoms and other facts
What kingdom did King Tut rule?
New kingdom
What is a cataract?
Large boulders and waterfalls where the blue and white Nile merge
Why were Egyptians able to seek other jobs outside of farming?
A surplus in food, advanced tools for farming, fertile soil
What did Egyptians create near rivers to hold water?
Basins
What is papyrus?
A type of reed plant turned into paper used to write on
During which kingdom do the pyramids start to be built?
Old Kingdom
Explain what a shadoof was used for
To move water from the Nile to basins to water crops.
What changes did the Pharaoh Akhenaton/Amenhotep IV make to Egypt that unsettled the people?
Akhematon changed the religion to one god
Why did Egyptians want to preserve their remains?
They wanted to go into the afterlife.
Why were Egyptians loyal to the Pharaoh?
They believed the Pharaohs were gods
What was the largest class of Egyptians?
The lower class
The Nile begins as two separate rivers? True or false?
True
A line of rulers from one family is called a?
Dynasty
Why were pharaohs considered all powerful?
They were descendants of the gods
Which class could attend special schools for specific careers?
The upper class
Most of the lower class worked on land that was owned by who?
Nobles
How were the Egyptians protected by their physical environment?
The cataracts and deltas on the Nile river and the desert on both sides of the Nile.
What did Hatshepsut do for Egypt?
Built temples and monuments and promoted trade.
Which class had pools and lush gardens?
The upper class
What is the system of writing that the Egyptians created called?
Heiroglyphics
What is a similarity between Mesopotamia and Egypt?
What is the name of the area of the Nile river that fans out into the Mediterranean sea?
Delta
What did the Hyskos bring to Ancient Egypt?
Compound bows, horse drawn war chariots, bronze weapons
Where were mummies of the poor buried?
In caves or sand
What did the Egyptians develop from learning about astronomy?
A 365 day calendar which divided into three seasons