Vocabulary Words
What is the abbreviation for “Before Common Era" and "Common Era"
BCE and CE
How does water from Upper Egypt help the area around the river Nile, which is known as the Dark Lands?
The river water from Upper Egypt passes through mountains and therefore brings with it silt. When the River Nile floods, the Silt helps fertilize the land around the river Nile.
who are skilled workers who practice a handicraft
Artisans
Who was King Narmer, how did he gain power and what did he do with the power?
King Narmer united the Upper and Lower Egypt and the first Pharoah of Egypt. He was from Upper Egypt, and he gained power by conquering Lower Egypt and marrying the princess of Lower Egypt.
A strong feeling of love, loyalty and commitment
Devotion
A fast-moving body of water, such as a river, flows into a comparatively still body of water, such as a lake or ocean
Delta
What was Egypt’s Black Land caused by?
The Egyptian Black Lands were caused by the silt left over from the yearly floods. The silt came from upper Egypt Cataracts
A body that has been preserved so it does not decompose
Mummification/ Mummy
Which Egyptian pharaoh built the most monuments?
Ramses II
What role did the afterlife play in the lives of Ancient Egyptians, and how did the pharaohs use religion to rule?
To live in the afterlife peacefully, the people had to follow their religion and obey the gods. The Pharoah used their status as "Half Gods" to impose rules and laws on the people, and if people went against the Pharaohs, then they would threaten them by telling them that they were going against the gods and that they would not exist in the afterlife.
what is Rocky and Rapid Waterfall
Cataracts
What is the source of the Nile?
Give the lineup of the social structure (Top to Bottom)
Pharoah, Official government, Priest, Scribers, Peasants (merchants and Artisans) and slaves
Which Egyptian pharaoh built the most monuments?
Ramses II
Why did the Egyptians preserve the dead as mummies?
The Egyptians believed mummification would allow a person to have existence after death.
A series of Rulers from the same family
Dynasty
What is the source of the Blue Nile and White Nile?
The Ethiopia and East Africa
What is the natural surroundings
Environmental
Which civilization did Ramses II try to conquer and fail? What did he tell the people of Egypt?
Ramses II tried to conquer Kadesh in Syria, but he failed, so he settled for a Peace Treaty. But when he came back to Egypt, he lied by telling everyone that he had won the Battle of Kadesh and conquered the people of Kadesh.
Who were Amon-Re, Isis, and Horus?
The names of Egyptian gods.
A system of government officials who carry out government rules and regulations
Bureaucracy
Explain why Upper Egypt is in the south and Lower Egypt which is in the North?
In ancient Egypt, there were no such things as north and south therefore, Upper Egypt was mountainous land in the south, while Lower Egypt was low land next to the Mediterranean Sea.
These helped the Egyptians trap flood waters for extra silt
Earth Walls
Who was Hetsheptu and what was her stepson’s name?
Queen Hetsheptu was a female Queen who came into power because her husband died while her son, Thutmose III, was too young to rule. She tried hard to act like the male kings, even wearing a fake beard. She extended Egyptian power by trade.
Who was King Narmer, how did he gain power and what did he do with the power?
King Narmer united the Upper and Lower Egypt and the first Pharoah of Egypt. He was from Upper Egypt, and he gained power by conquering Lower Egypt and marrying the princess of Lower Egypt.