Vocabulary
What is an empire
a group of lands and people under one government
how did upper ad lower Egypt unify?
Menes swept into both kingdoms and unified them
who is Hatsheput
the first woman ruler known
who was Isis and Osiris?
Osiris is the God of the Underworld
They are married
phararoh
the supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt
how did the Nile's overflow affect Egypt's soil?
It created silt which was good for farming
where is ancient Egypt located?
List the people in the social pyramid from top to bottom
pharaoh
government official
soldiers
scribes
merchants
artisans
farmers
slaves
sphinx
statue with a body of a lion and head of a human
Why is the Rosetta stone special?
It had carving in three languages: hieroglyphics, late Egyptian and Greek
What word means "great palace"?
Pharaoh
what is unique about the Nile?
3 facts!
It flows S-N ,its the longest river in the world, flows through a desert
irrigation
the watering of dry land by means of streams, canals, and pipes to grow more crops
where did the Nile River empty into and what did it create?
The Mediterranean sea and created a delta
Who found the Rosetta stone?
French soldiers
Explain the importance of the pharaoh to the Egyptians
they were the ruler of Egypt and were worshipped as the god of the Ancient Egyptians
economy
the use of workers and resources to produce goods and services
who discovered King Tut's tomb and what year?
Howard Carter in 1922
What did the Nile River give the Egyptian people?
Water for irrigation& transportation for trade
what is the Egyptian economy based on?
Farming