Egypt Geography
What is Egypt protected by land wise on the East and West?
Egyptians were polytheistic. What does that mean?
They had many deities
What Irrigation achievements did the Egyptians make?
canals, damns, shadoofs
Who united Egypt, and how did he do this?
Narmer united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt by conquering lower Egypt and marrying one of its princesses.
Who did Ancient Egypt trade with?
Egypt traded with Mesopotamia Mediterranean Sea, and Red Sea, Nubia, Phoenicians.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian Social Structure?
Pharaoh and Priests
What protected Egypt from invaders by ship on the Nile River?
The cataracts (river rapids) in the Nile River
What did the Egyptians believe in after death?
Only the pharaohs could enjoy the afterlife. The Pharaoh's soul resided in his body and had to be protected so it could complete its journey to the afterlife.
Name two achievements/inventions of the Egyptians.
irrigation, calendar, surgery, math based on 10, pyramids, make-up, etc.
Who ruled Egypt and what did they believe he was
Pharaoh; they believed he was a God.
What did Ancient Egypt grow?
What shape does the social structure of Egypt make?
A triangle with the powerful people being very few at the top and the bottom being farmers and unskilled worker and making up most of the Egyptians.
What river is the longest river in the world?
the Nile
What did Egyptians believe the Pharaoh was?
A god on Earth, Son of Ra
What architectural achievements did the Egyptians make?
Pyramids and columns
Hatshepsut
What did Egyptians trade and trade for?
Egyptians traded the excess of what they grew (barley, wheat and flax) for timber, metal, wood
Who was in the middle of the social structure of Egypt?
Merchants, Traders and artisans?
What was the climate of Egypt?
Dry climate only farmland was by the Nile
What was the name of the Egyptian sun god?
Re or Ra
What achievements did they make in language and paper?
hieroglyphics and papyrus.
Name the three kingdoms.
The Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom
What were most Egyptians?
Farmers
Who was at the bottom of the social structure of Egypt?
Farmers and unskilled workers
What was the Nile Delta important for?
Floods of the Nile were predictable and gentle.
What was the name of the Egyptian river god?
Hapi
What medical advancements did Egyptians make?
What did Akhenaton try to change in Egypt?
He tried to change the religion from polytheism to monotheism.
True or false? Woman were considered more equal to men than most ancient civilizations.
True
How did the status of women in Ancient Egypt compare with the status of women from surrounding cultures?
Women in ancient Egypt had more rights that women in other early civilizations.
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
To keep the pharaohs mummified body safe, so that his or her soul could go onto the afterlife.
What Math Achievements did they make?
Math based on 10, fractions, geometry
How is power transferred when a government is ruled by a dynasty?
Power is passed form father to son to grandson.
How did artisans contribute to the economy?
They made and sold jewelry, cloth, pottery, and metal goods.
Why were farmers, unskilled workers, and slaves the largest working class in ancient Egypt?
Farming and other industries in Ancient Egypt were labor intensive. Many of the labor saving devices upon which we have become dependent did not yet exist.