Geography
List two types of landforms that would be found in Egypt.
Choose from: Desert, cataract, river, marshy delta
What religion were the ancient Egyptians?
Polytheistic
What were the different layers of the social pyramid from the top down?
Pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, merchants/craftspeople, peasants/servants/slaves
What type of information was recorded by Hieroglyphics?
Achievements, trading, religion
What type of economy existed in ancient Egypt? What was their economy based on?
Trade and farming
Explain why the Nile River can be described as predictable.
The flooding followed the rainy season, so Egyptians knew when to plant and harvest their crops without damaging flood waters destroying their crops.
What was the purpose of the Pyramids?
Safe place for pharaohs to be buried with belongings so they have everything they need for the Afterlife
Who was the most important person in society that Egyptians believed was god-like?
pharaoh
What was the importance of the Rosetta Stone?
It helped unlock the code to reading hieroglyphics so we can learn about Egypt.
What caused Egypt's economy to weaken?
The massive building projects of the pharaohs
Where did most of the farming take place in ancient Egypt? Why?
In the delta; it was really fertile from all of the silt.
Why did the Egyptians mummify the bodies of important people?
To preserve the bodies for the afterlife
True/False:
In ancient Egypt it was possible to move within social classes.
True, if you were sponsored by someone above you and you worked really hard.
List 2 engineering and building achievements of the ancient Egyptians.
pyramid building, geometry - used to build the pyramids
What would happen if the Nile did not flood one year?
Irrigation canals might dry up and cause a drought
Why were irrigation systems needed?
So they could farm a larger area of land
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt? Why
Menes/Narmer - More resources/wealthy/power
List the roles of the pharaoh
Appoint government officials
Distributed land to the wealthy people
Collected taxes (in form of grain)
Believed to be son of Re so he was cherished for being god-like
List 2 medical achievements of the ancient Egyptians.
setting broken bones
What would happen if the Nile flooded too much?
Kill crops, animals
What is 1 way Egypt's geography impacted their civilization?
Choose from:
Nile provided fresh water,
desert made it difficult to travel/trade, protected them from intruders
Delta - great farmland, natural barrier from sailing intruders.
What was King Tut's biggest legacy?
His tomb
What rights did women have in Egypt?
They could inherit land and own a business
List 2 math/science achievements of the ancient Egyptians
12 month, 365 day calendar
Base 10 number system
What natural resources did Egypt lack?
wood