Lesson 2
What is the Old Kingdom?
The third Egyptian dynasty, which lasted nearly 500 years.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
New Kingdom ruler renowned for expanding Egyptian trade.
What are hieroglyphics
Egyptian writing system, one of the world's first, which used symbols.
Who was Piankhi?
Kushite king who conquered all of Egypt.
On which continent is Egypt?
Africa
What is a theocracy?
A government where religious leaders have power to make, approve, or enforce laws.
What is the New Kingdom?
The height of Egypt's power and glory, between 1550 and 1050 BC.
What are sphinxes?
Sphinxes are huge ancient Egyptian stautes of imaginary creatures with the heads of people or animals and bodies of lions.
Who was Queen Shanakhdakheto?
She was the first woman to rule Kush.
How many contries border Egypt directly
3
Why do you think the Egyptians believed that royal burial sites were so important?
So the Pharoahs would not suffer in the afterlife.
What sort of workers were respected in ancient Egyptian society?
Skilled workers, which included scribes, artisans, artists, architects, merchants, and soldiers.
What determinded the size of a person's size in an painting.
A person's stature in society.
How was Kush like Egypt?
They were similar because they both had yearly floods that created fertile land. This made farming thrive.
What large body of water borders Egypt in the north. What large body of water border Egypt in the east.
The large body of water that border the north is the Medditrantian sea. The large body of water that border the east is the Red Sea.
Which class was the largest in Eygypt? How did the Pharoahs often use them?
Lower class was the largest. The Pharoahs often used them as labors.
What was daily life like in Egyptians for farmers and peasants
They worked hard on the land, were required to pay taxes and were subject to special labor duty at any time.
What are papyrus and how are they made?
Papyrus are long-lasting, paperlike substances made from reed. They are made by pressing reed together and powding them into sheets.
What was the cause and effects of the Civilization devlops in Nubia.
The cause was the Nile yearly deposites of slit on it Nubian shores. Cateracts prevented invasion. The effect was a civilazation forming on this land. Kush grew stronger without the fear of invasion.
What is the highest point in Egypt? What is the lowest point in Egypt?
The highest point is Mt. Cathrine. The lowest point in Egypt is The Qattara Depression.
Why was there no distinction between religion and politics in Egypt's Old Kingdom? What are nobles?
Because they thought the Pharaohs were both a king and a god. Nobles are people from rich and powerful families.
What is the Middle Kingdom? What was restored during the New and Middle Kingdom?
The Middle Kingdom is a period of stability and order in ancient Egypt between about 2050 and 1750 BC. Order and greatness was restored in the Middle and New Kingdom.
What were there acivments and why were they important. What are 2 of there acivments.
They were important because they lasted and they were in writing, architecture, and art. Two of these achievements were their hieroplyhlics and temples.
What was the cause and effect of the decline of Kush?
The cause was foreign merchants set upnew trade routes that went around Kush. Erosion destroyed soil's fertility. The effect was Kush lost it's wealth and military might . Akksum took over Kush destroying it capital city.
What gulf separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudia Arabia? What Peninsula is created by the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aquah?
The gulf that separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudia Arabia is the Guld of Aquah. The Sinai Penisula is created.