Culture & Society
How do we study Ancient Egypt?
Primary sources (Paintings and hieroglyphs)
What are the three kingdoms of Egypt?
Old, Middle, New
What was the Nile River Delta? (Where in Egypt?)
Extremely fertile land in lower Egypt
What was used to dry out Egyptian mummies?
Salt
The Ancient Nubians lived along the Nile River in what is today modern day...
Sudan
What are three accomplishments of Egyptian civilization?
Writing, astronomy, medicine
What is a regent?
A person appointed to the throne because the monarch is young.
What Greek historian studied Egyptian geography over 2,400 years ago?
Herodotus
Why were Pharaohs buried with their favorite treasures?
They believed the afterlife mirrored the earthly life
Another name for Nubia?
Kush
Which Egyptian goddess were women commonly associated with?
Isis
This Egyptian King united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Menes
What are cataracts and how many major cataracts are along the Nile River?
Rocky areas with strong rapids/waterfalls. 6 major cataracts.
In 1799, which discovered the Rosetta Stone?
Pierre-François Bouchard
The three great kingdoms of Nubia.
Kerma, Napata, Meroe
What were the two easiest ways to move up the Egyptian social pyramid?
Scribe and solider
In 332 B.C. Egypt was conquered by this famous individual.
Alexander the Great
What are the two tributaries of the Nile River?
White Nile and Blue Nile
Who translated the Rosetta Stone?
Jean-François Champollion
The Nubians become wealthy due to their work with this material.
Iron
What are the 7 levels of the Egyptian Social Pyramid.
Pharaoh, High government officials, Priests/Nobles, Soldiers/Scribes, Craftsmen/merchants, farmers, slaves.
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt and was often depicted as wearing two crowns. What were the colors of these crowns and why?
White crown (Upper) Red crown (lower)
About how many miles Long is the Nile River?
4,000
What three languages were found on the Rosetta Stone and how did they help translate hieroglyphics?
Greek, Demotic, Hieroglyphics. Champollion used his understanding of Greek to translate the Demotic and Hieroglyphics.
What was one nickname the Nubians gave the Nubians?
People of the Bow