River
The river that runs through Egypt is called the
Nile River
A line of rulers from one family is...
A. A Delta
B. A Kingdom
C. A Dynasty
C. A Dynasty
In Egypt, the Nile River floods were regular.
True or False?
True. Water came to the Nile from rain and melted snow. In the summer, the Nile spilled over its banks leaving a dark, rich mud.
A form of government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader.
Theocracy
The _____ and his family were at the top of society.
Pharaoh
Because Egypt does not get a lot of rainfall, they rely on the Nile for water. They use this water for ...
fishing, farming, cooking, cleaning
Where may have the Egyptians learned new ideas about writing and government?
Mesopotamia - when they traveled to trade with the Mesopotamians.
Shadoof is a bucket on a long pole that could lift water from the basins into the rivers.
False.
Shadoof lifted water from the RIVERS into the BASINS.
The Ancient Egyptians called their Kings...
Pharaohs
It took a few hundred people many years to build a pyramid.
True or False.
False.
It took thousands of people.
The many branches that the Nile River divides into is called a
Delta
Egypt needed an organized government to oversee trade, farming, the building of ditches and dams, building of rafts and ruins, storing of grains and dealing with disputes and over land.
True or False.
False
Everything is true EXCEPT building rafts and ruins.
A reed plant that grew along the shores of the Nile.
Papyrus
Pharaohs appointed officials called bureaucrats.
True or False
True
Every Egyptian had a place in society... including slaves.
True or False.
True.
There were four levels /classes of people. Enslaved people were at the bottom.
The Nile River empties into which sea?
The Mediterranean Sea
How many kingdoms was Egypt made up of before they united in 3100BC?
Two
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Name something the Egyptians used Papyrus for...
making baskets, sandals, river rafts, and writing paper.
Ancient Egyptians believed that if the pharaohs soul reached the afterlife, he would continue to protect Egypt. They developed a process called________ to protect the body after death to help the soul reach the afterlife.
Embalming
In ancient Egypt women had the right to own property, buy and sell goods, and get divorced.
True or False.
True
How did the Nile River help protect the Egyptians?
It helped keep out invaders.
How did the separate kingdoms of Egypt unite?
In 3100 BC Narmer (King of Upper Egypt) conquered lower Egypt.
Egyptians their own system of writing called...
Hieroglyphics
A triangle shaped tomb to hold the body of a Pharaoh. It helped to protect the body from floods, wild animals, and grave robbers.
Pyramid
There are 3 Pyramids still standing today in Giza. (about 10 miles south of Cairo) What is the name of one?
The Great Pyramid (or Cheops)
Pyramid of Khafre (or Chepren)
Pyramid of Menkaure (or Myerinus)