Geography
What river did ancient Egyptians settle near?
Mehrish in 604
Nile River
The watering of dry land by digging canals.
Irrigation system
What age did children start to wear clothing in public?
Give one reason why.
Submitted by Penelope (Ariya) 604
6 years old.
The name (title) of the leader of ancient Egypt?
Submitted by Fahimah 604
Pharaoh
How old are the pyramids ( estimate)
Submitted by Sinthiya 604
Around 3,500-4,000 years old
The Nile flows ________ to _________ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
Submitted by Ariya (Penelope) 604
South to North
RELIGION: What was the purpose of the book of the dead?
Which God was connected to it?
Submitted by Ms. Rodriguez
To guide ancient Egyptians in the after life. Osiris
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
Submitted by Mrs. Rodriguez
mummification
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
Submitted by Safia
scribes
What material was used to construct the pyramid of Giza?
Submitted by Manal 604
Limestone
The Egyptians depended on the annual flooding of the Nile River to make the land _________.
Submitted by Mrs. Rodriguez
fertile
ACHIEVEMENTS: WHAT ARE 2 ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT?
Submitted by Ms. Rodriguez
answers may vary
What was the name of the men and women's clothing called in ancient Egypt?
Men-Shendyt
Women- Kalasiris
List 3 specialized jobs that were available in ancient Egypt
Submitted by Mrs. Rodriguez
farmer, artisan, scribe, government official
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Submitted by Raine 604
A burial place for the pharaohs where they would bury their valuable items and servants that they wanted to take with them in the afterlife.
List 3 ways that the Nile River benefited the ancient Egyptians
Submitted by Zaynab 604
student answers may vary
Define architecture
Submitted by Ms. Rodriguez
The art of designing and constructing buildings for a specific purpose
What was the difference between the pharaoh and the slaves in Egypt?
Provide 2 differences
Submitted by Hadassah 604
Answers may vary
A large population of people that were usually prisoners of war and were used to build most of the pyramids. They would be at the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid.
Slaves
The Egyptians and the Mesopotamians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols.
However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Mesopotamians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.
Submitted by Mrs. Rodriguez
papyrus and clay tablets
How did the Egyptians create their calendar?
Submitted by Ms. Rodriguez
It was separated into 3 different seasons. Flooding, planting and harvesting. They used the flooding of the Nile River every year to mark when a new year began.
List all 7 of the characteristics of a civilization
Cities
Government structure
social classes
writing systems
specialized jobs
religion
art and architecture
What respected jobs could women obtain in ancient Egypt? Provide 3
Submitted by Skylah 604
Dancers, singers at parties.
Run the family business or farm
Work as a maid for a wealthy family.
Until how long was the pyramid of Giza the biggest structure?
Submitted by Trish 603
For 4,000 years