Egypt Geography
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Egypt Social Structure
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What is Egypt protected by on the East and West?
What is a Desert?
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Egyptians were polytheistic. What does that mean?
They worshipped more than one God
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What is Irrigation?
Canals dug to capture water during the flooding season
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What is the name when there are a series of rulers from the same family?
What is a DYNASTY?
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Who was at the top of the Egyptian Social Structure?
Pharaoh and Priests
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What important body of water is located east of Egypt?
The Red Sea
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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.
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What is a shaduf ?
An invention created to scoop water out of canals
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Who ruled Egypt and what did they believe he was
Pharaoh; they believed he was a God.
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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.
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What river is the longest river?
the Nile River
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What did Egyptians believe the Pharaoh was?
Half man and Half God. Son of Ra
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What architectural achievements did the Egyptians make?
Pyramids
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What pharaoh went against the system and led a united Egypt for over 21 years while expanding trade, economy and ending war and was later overthrown by their stepson?
Who is Hatshepsut?
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Who was in the middle of the social structure of Egypt?
Merchants, Traders and artisans?
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Why was the flooding of the Nile River a good thing ?
It left behind silt that was rich for crops to grow in.
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Religions of Egypt and Mesopotamia were similar, but why ?
Both were polytheistic.
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What achievements did they make in language and paper?
hieroglyphics and papyrus.
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What was the role of a scribe?
To write and read.
A scribes job was to record important details.
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Who was at the bottom of the social structure of Egypt?
Farmers and unskilled workers
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Why was Egypt rarely threatened by invaders ?
Egypt was protected by deserts on its sides.
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Why was religion an important part of Egypt's society?
The Egyptians could not explain why events in nature took place, so they blamed the Gods.
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What medical advancements did Egyptians make?
Mummification
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What was the role of an ARTISAN?
highly skilled laborers who created some of the most beautiful art objects like weapons, armor, clothing and jewelry.
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What does it mean when we say Egyptians did not have social mobility?
This means that Egyptians could not move from farmers to scribes or merchants to Kings. They were stuck in the class structure they were born into.
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What popular plant grew along the Nile River that was used for paper and building material?
Papyrus
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Who is God of the Sun?
Ra/ Re
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In Egypt people teeth would become brittle due to the sand in their food from the desert. What did they invent to fix this problem?
Toothpaste and tooth brushes
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What is another word for money or currency?
Economics
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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.