Terms and People
What is hieroglyphics?
A simple picture writing to a picture of a sign of a particular thing
Who is Shunat in the play?
The scribe student
True or False
Pharoahs are the lowest level of class
FALSE
(Highest Class)
Choose One
Which one is an achievement?
A) Delta C) Pyramids
B) Mummies D) Artisans
C) Pyramids
What is a cataract?
A rock-filled rapid in a river
What is an astronomer?
A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
What is an apprentice?
A person who is learning a trade or art by a skilled worker
True or False
Meroe is know for it's pottery
FALSE
(Kerma)
What did egyptians write on?
Papyrus
Where is the Tigris River?
Iraq, Haung He, Indus River in Pakistan
Who is Hetshupsut?
She was a woman who ruled in place of her son
What is the House of Life?
A temple school
Choose One
Which city ruled Egypt for a time?
A) Meroe C) Kerma
B) Nubia D) Napata
D) Napata
How many cataracts are there?
6
The marshy region of the Nile near Mediterranean Sea is know as?
What is a regent?
A person who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
What is the Rosetta Stone?
A stone tablet written in hieroglyphics
Communities appeared in the Nile delta of lower Egypt by around _________
4000 B.C.
What is the Hammurabi Code?
A written code or organized list of laws
When did the Sumerians develop writing?
3500 B.C.
An earlier description of the Nile was written by Greek historian ___________
Heroduts
Other writing was referred to as ____________
Wisdom literature
Who are in the upper class?
Nobles, government officials, and priests
Th Rosetta Stone honored _________
King Ptolemy V.
What are the ten commandments?
Laws that Isrealites believed that god gave them