Geography
Lesson 2
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Lesson 5
100
On which continent is Egypt?
Africa
100
What is afterlife?
Life after death.
100
Trade routes.
Paths followed by traders.
100
obelisk
A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.
100
merchant
trader
200
Old Kingdom
The first Egyptian dynasty which lasted nearly 500 years.
200
Old Kingdom
The third Egyptian Dynasty, which lasted for nearly 500 years.
200
Middle Kingdom
Period of stability and order in ancient Egypt between about 2050 and 1750 BC
200
Hieroglyphs
Egyptian writing system, one of the world's first, which used pictures.
200
King Ezana
Aksumite king who destroyed Meroë and took over the kingdom of Kush.
300
Which king unified Egypt?
Menes
300
Why was there no distinction between religion and politics in Egypt's Old Kingdom?
They had a theocracy.
300
Why did local nobles rule much of Egypt for 160 years?
The pharaohs fell into debt, so the nobles took advantage, and took over Egypt.
300
What is Egypt's largest temple?
The Temple of Karnak
300
What did Kush export to Egypt?
Materials and slaves.
400
Explain how the Nile impacted civilization in Egypt.
It coated the land in a rich silt, ideal for farming, transportation, and cataracts for defense.
400
Explain mummification in Egypt.
Mummification was a practice in ancient Egypt that preserved the body by embalming it so that the life force (ka), which was still with a person when they died, would have a better time as the person transitioned to the afterlife.
400
What are the social classes in Middle or New Egypt, from top to bottom, and who did they contain?
- Pharoh
- Elite -- priests and the wealthy
- Skilled workers -- artisans, artists, scribes, soldiers, and merchants
- Peasants -- farmers, slaves, and servants
400
What Egyptian piece of literature is this in?
The Book of The Dead
400
Why did Egypt attack Kush?
Egypt attacked Kush because it was growing powerful, and they feared it could take over Egypt.
500
Why did civilization develop in Egypt, as many other East African countries had access to the Nile River?
Egyptians were Sumerians who migrated to Africa, and Egypt simply happened to be the closest place.
500
Why did Egyptians fill tombs with valuables?
Because the Egyptian concept of the afterlife was in the ka, the life force, that couldn't leave the burial site, but still had all the same needs as the living person.
500
Why was a soldier offered as a skilled work job, as well as a way to gain land?
To build their army, the pharaohs knew that offering peasants a way to get land of their own (to avoid paying taxes) and rise in social status would compel peasants to be soldiers.
500
Why didn't most people see Egyptian art?
Egyptian art was in temples, and peasants weren't allowed access.
500
Who said this quote? "Their largest royal seat is the city of Meroë. . . . It is very mountainous, and contains great forests. The inhabitants are nomads, who are partly hunters and partly farmers. There are also mines of copper, iron, gold, and various kinds of precious stones. . . . On the north is the continuous course of the Nile to Egypt. . . . The houses in the cities are formed by interweaving split pieces of palm wood or of bricks. They have fossil salt, as in Arabia."
Strabo