Physical Features
List THREE important natural features to ancient Egyptian society.
Possible features include:
- The Nile
- The dessert
- The climate
- Flooding
Define the term 'Regent', your definition may include an example.
A queen who rules on behalf of her son or nephew, who is pharaoh, but is still a child, until he is old enough to rule in his own right
What legal and religious roles did the Pharaoh have in Ancient Egyptian society?
- Descendent of the God Amun-Ra, with the sky God Horus living within him
- Believed to make the Nile flood, and helped the land produce a good harvest
- Responsible for maintaining peace and justice
-Made the laws, controlled the government and the army
List THREE death and funerary customs
- Mummification
-Pyramids
-Funeral mourners
- Tombs
- Hieroglyphic inscriptions
- Burial goods
Explain the significance of the Nile to the development of ancient Egyptian society.
Correct responses will include at least THREE of the following:
- Water for drinking and bathing
- Fertile soil for growing crops
- Fish and water birds for eating
- A means for transporting goods
- Reeds to make boats, roofs, baskets and papyrus
Discuss the role WOMEN had in Ancient Egyptian society?
Your answer may include:
Lower-class women-
- Lesser rights to men
- Responsible for preparing food and caring for children
- Few career options available to them, with the exception of working as a farmer, nurse, servant or funeral mourner.
Upper-class women-
- Could inherit, own or sell property
- Could work as a part-time priestess, or become high officials
- Could rule in place of a young male heir
Identify FIVE Ancient Egyptian deities.
- Horus
-Anubis
-Bast
-Ma'at
-Ra
- Isis
-Geb
-Hathor
-Osiris
-Thoth
-Set
Identify TWO important constructions that were built as a result of Ancient Egyptian funerary practices.(include dates if possible)
The Djoser pyramid- 2650 BCE
Tombs in the Valley of the Kings- 1550 BCE
The Great Pyramid- 2550 BCE
The Great Sphinx- 2530 BCE
Sketch the significant geographical and natural features of ancient Egypt onto a map of the country.
Closest correct approximation (refer to student books)
Draw the social hierarchy of Ancient Egypt, providing ONE fact about each group.
1) Pharaoh
2) Vizier
3) Chief Priest, Nobles, Priestesses
4) Scribes, Soldiers
5) Merchants, Craftsmen
6) Slaves, Farmers
Draw or demonstrate an understanding of the 'trial of the heart' ceremony.
Refer to book of the dead source.
Sketch a step in the mummification process.
Refer to mummification recipe in books.
Compare the common occurrences during the ancient Egyptian seasons.
Responses should reference at least TWO of the following:
- Inundation (flooding season); the Nile flooded and farmers typically went to work on the pyramids or other constructions occurring at the time.
- Growing season; farmers plant crops such as barely and other grains. These crops grow very quickly in the fertile soil left behind from the floods.
- Harvest season; farmers harvest the crops between March and May. These included wheat, barley, lentils, beans, onions, cucumbers, grapes, figs and dates.
Compare the rights and freedoms of Ancient Egyptian WOMEN vs SLAVES
Women:
- Had lesser rights to men but...
- Could own land, sell property and inherit
- Keep any children if there was a divorce
- Could make wills, testify in court and bring legal action against men
- Could possess paying jobs
Slaves:
- Prisoners of war, bought and sold
- Acted as unpaid servants
- They could marry non-slaves
- Sent to work in the mines, where they often died of thirst or heat exhaustion
What importance did various objects hold in Ancient Egyptian religious practices/beliefs.
(Skill: examine)
Book of the dead: contained spells and advice to help the deadperson survive the monsters of Duat and also topass their trial in front of the gods in the Hallof Judgment
Amulets: attracted the goodwill and attention of the gods
Canopic jars:preserved the important organs for use in the afterlife
Other objects: could be taken to the afterlife and make ones 'existence' their more enjoyable
Compare the role of TWO significant deities in the process of progressing to the afterlife.
Possible answers:
Imsety,Hapi, Duamutef and Qebehsenuef (canopic jars, protect organs)
Anubis (weighs the heart)
Ammit (devours heart)
Thoth (present for the heart weighing ceremony)
Ma'at (feather is weighed against the heart)
Appraise the accuracy of the statement:
"The Nile was only somewhat important to the development and success of ancient Egyptian society".
Support your answer with relevant facts or information.
This statement is not very accurate, the Nile was the "lifeblood" of ancient Egyptian society.
How important was the Pharaoh's role in Ancient Egyptian society? Include THREE relevant and significant examples.
(Skill: appraisal)
Arguably very.
- Descendent of the God Amun-Ra, with the sky God Horus living within him
- Believed to make the Nile flood, and helped the land produce a good harvest
- Responsible for maintaining peace and justice
-Made the laws, controlled the government and the army
- Responsible for feeding and protecting the people
Which had the greatest impact on Ancient Egyptian life, law or religion? Support your argument with at least TWO facts.
Whoever makes the strongest and logical argument supported by relevant facts.
Defend ONE theory surrounding the construction of the pyramids.
- One large ramp
- A ramp that winds around the pyramids
- A series of cranes that swing the stones up
- A combination of the above methods