Egypt Geography
What was located in northern Egypt?
Lower Egypt
What is a delta?
area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
Was ancient Egypt monotheistic or polytheistic
Polytheistic
What was a hieroglyph?
Symbols that stand for a word, idea, or sound.
The ruler of Egypt
Pharaoh
What problems would a drought cause for the people of Egypt? List 2
A food shortage for the whole civilization
Hunger
Farmers going into debt by not being able to pay the pharaoh
Where was ancient Egypt most densely populated?
Along the Nile River
How were Gods depicted in Egypt?
Many Gods were associated with animals. They would have the head or body of animals.
What was a pyramid?
A huge structure with triangular sides
What were two tasks of the bureaucracy?
1. Collect taxes from farmers (crops)
2. Take those taxes for itself and distribute to those that worked for the pharaoh
What was the soil of the Nile River Valley like?
Rich nutritious dark soil
Which way did the Nile flow?
North
Why did Egyptians mummify the bodies of their royalty?
They believed that their spirit would need to recognize their preserved body and use it as a home.
Why were Egyptians able to build pyramids?
They used the labor of thousands of workers.
What was the responsibility of a scribe in ancient Egypt?
To keep records for Egypt's bureaucracy.
What were the deserts of Egypt called?
Red Land
What are the two sources of the Nile River?
White and Blue Nile
What was the purpose of The Book of the Dead
It is a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
What two subjects did Egyptians need to be good at to build the pyramids?
Mathematics and Engineering
How did Egypt's grain surplus lead to people becoming artisans?
Others did not have to farm all the time because they had enough food and were able to work in different jobs.
What are cataracts? How did these make it hard to attack Egypt from the Nile River?
Groups of rocky rapids. They made it hard to attack Egypt because it was impossible for people to travel by ship upstream from Egypt.
Which kingdom struggled with the Nile Floods?
Middle Kingdom
Why were the pharaohs ideas never challenged by others?
Because ancient Egypt thought their pharaohs were Gods on Earth. People obeyed them because they did not want to anger any Gods.
How did astronomy help Egyptians farm?
The star Sirius first appeared in the early morning sky a t the same time of the year as the Nile Flood. They used it to predict when the Nile would flood.
How would ancient Egyptians explain something that they did not understand?
They would make a God to explain what they did not understand about their world around them.