Section 1: The Geography of the Nile
cataract(s)
A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group: __________
dynasty
The preserved body of a dead person
Mummy
True or false: There are four different types of writing found on the Rosetta Stone
False- there's only three
The god of the dead who invented mummification was called __________.
Anubis
The most precious gift of the Nile was the ______, the fine soil found on river bottoms that enabled farming.
silt
The first pharaoh to unite Upper and Lower Egypt was named ______
Menes
Pharaoh could appeal to _____, the goddess of justice, for help in making decisions (she's shown as a woman with the Feather of Truth on her head)
Ma'at
The writing material the ancient Egyptians used was made from _________.
papyrus
She started off as a regent for her step-son, and then declared herself pharaoh: ___________
Hatshepsut
The Egyptians called their land _________ which means "the black land"
Kemet
What did it mean for a pharaoh to have absolute power?
He had complete control over his people
The son of Isis and Osiris from whom the pharaohs are descended: __________ (had the head of a falcon)
Horus
True or false: Slaves could inherit property from their masters and could own personal items
True
When his tomb was discovered in 1922, it was the first one found intact and many treasures were found, including his golden death mask: ____________
Tutankhamun
True or False: The people of Nubia could use the Nile as a highway for trade
False- the cataracts made this impossible, so they had to trade over land.
In the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs improved the lives of the citizens through _______ _________, such as constructing buildings and irrigation projects (answer is two words)
public works
True or False: In the Old Kingdom, anyone who could afford it could have their bodies preserved for the afterlife.
False- in the Old Kingdom, only the pharaohs and his associates were mummified for the afterlife. (In the New Kingdom, this expanded to all who could afford it)
Why was the work of astronomers important to the ancient Egyptians?
They needed to predict when the Nile would flood for farming purposes.
The Book of the Dead
"red land"
The last ruler of Egypt before it fell to the Romans: __________
Cleopatra (VII)
True or False: Pharaohs had pyramids built for themselves throughout all three periods of ancient Egypt: Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
False- pyramids were built during the Old Kingdom only
True or false: The largest social class in ancient Egypt was the middle class- the merchants and skilled workers
False- the peasants made up the largest class
The name of the star that the ancient Egyptians looked for as a sign of the time for the Nile to flood
Sirius (the Dog Star)