Lesson 1 (Geography)
What is the big river located in Egypt?
Nile RIver
What were the three classes in ancient Egypt?
The upper the midlle and the lower.
What is the Pharaoh's name that was important in the new kingdom and defended Egypt from invaders and strengthened defenses?
Ramses the Great
A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
Obelisk
Imports
goods brought in from another country or region
What is the highest point in Egypt?
Mt. Catherine
What was the largest class in ancient Egypt?
The Lower Class.
Trade Route definition:
Paths followed by traders
A stone slab discovered in 1799 that was inscribed with hieroglyphics and their Greek meaning.
Rosetta Stone.
Which stands out in this list?
Piankhi, trade network, Meroe, a system of people in different lands who trade goods.
Piankhi
What bodies of water surround Egpyt?
The Red and Mediterranean Sea
Why did the Egyptians do royal burials?
To make sure the pharaohs wouldn't suffer in the afterlife
Name of the ruler in the new Kingdom who was renowned for expanding Egyptian trade:
Queen Hatshepsut
What is the Pharaoh's name with a tomb left untouched by raiders?
King Tutankhamen
How was kush like egpyt?
They both had yearly floods from the Nile
What Countries border Egypt?
Libya, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
What is the Ka?
Human spirit or life force
What was daily life like for farmers and peasants in ancient Egypt?
Their daily life was doing labor all day or helping make the pyramids but if you were a farmer you would also farm a bunch.
What decides a person's size in a painting?
Their position in society.
What was the role of women in the Kushite society?
They were active in society and some rose to positions of authority, there were many queens.
What cities are on the left of the Nile River?
Alexandria, Giza, Memphis, Abydos, Thebes, and Abu Simbel
What is Theocracy and why did the Egyptians use that gov. style?
Theocracy is a government where religious leaders have power to make, approve, or enforce laws
What two events made ancient Egypt a better civilization in the middle and the New Kingdom?
1. The expanding trade routes and trade connections with other civilizations.
2. Keeping invaders out and strengthening defenses.
Why could only some people get to see ancient Egyptian sculptures and paintings?
Only people with high status could enter because they have more power and wouldn't steal most likely.
What were the causes and effects of poor relations between Kush and Egypt?
Causes: Egyptian leaders feared that a strong kush would attack Egypt. Egypt and Kush were neighboring lands, Kush became egyptian territory. Egypt was one of Kush's main trade partners.
Effects: Kushites and Egyptians interacted in trade and war. The people of Kush adopted many egyptian customs. kush adopted egyptian ideas about culture and religion, and trade with Egypt and others allowed Kush to grow wealthy.