Geogryphy
Where is Ancient Egypt Located?
Africa
What were the 2 types of soil in Anciet Egypt?
Red and Black
What is a pharaoh?
A pharaoh was the most powerful person in Ancient Egypt, ruled Upper and Lower Egypt.
What are archaeologists?
Archaeologists are people who study human history by digging up remains to see how people lived in ancient times.
What is the most important geological location in Egypt?
Nile River
Where was the black soil found and why was it black
The black soil was found on the banks (the sides) of the Nile River and was used for growing food. This was the only area of land in Ancient Egypt that could be farmed because it had a layer of the rich, black silt which was deposited there every year after the Nile River flooded.
What were some of the responsibilities of the Pharaoh?
The pharaoh owned all of the land in Ancient Egypt, he made all of the laws, collected taxes and defended Egypt against invaders.
How do we know about what happened in Kuwait many, many years ago?
Archaeologists have dug up remains. Failaka Island has many remains on it that help us to understand how life was here in Kuwait many years ago.
What is the Nile Valley?
The Nile Valley is the area where the Nile River runs throughout the country, flowing from the south to the north.
Black silt being deposited at the end of the Nile where it meets the Ocean making the black soil is called a
Delta
Name 2 of the famous pharaohs of Ancient Egypt and why they were famous?
- Menes (who unified Upper and Lower Egypt)
- Ramses II (who was a strong pharaoh and made Egypt more powerful and safe through war and conquest)
- Tutankhamun (who was called the "Boy-King" because he died at the age of 18)
- Queen Hatshepsut (who was the first female to become pharaoh, she encouraged trade with other countries using ships)
What is the name of the ruling family?
Al-Sabah
What did they used to call Egypt (it has to do with the Nile)
Egypt was called the "gift of the Nile" because it was the Nile River that was able to give life to the area by providing water and places to grow food.
Where is the red soil found
the desert
How was the next pharaoh picked?
Like all jobs and roles in Ancient Egypt, it was usually passed from father to son.
Where did the Sabah's come from?
Saudi Arabia
How many kingdoms was Ancient Egypt divided into? What were they called?
2, Upper and Lower Egypt
The ________ that surrounded the Nile Valley and separated Ancient Egypt from the neighboring countries also protected it from invading armies.
desert
What did the Pharaoh's build
Pyramids / Sphinx
Why did the Sabah's comer from Saudi Arabia
because of the lack of food and water, continuous wars between the different tribes and the lack of good grazing land for sheep and other animals.