Key Terms
Not the Nile but the ______ River.
Jordan River
The longest river in the Africa and the lifeblood of the Ancient Egyptian Civilization.
Nile River
This was the most populated social group in Ancient Egypt
Peasants.
This is the key religious text of the Jewish religion.
The Torah
This was the last female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra
This structure housed upper class Egyptian's and usually held mementos and objects that would help them pass into the afterlife.
Sarcophagus
This terms describes a map that looks at the different elevations of a region.
Topography or Topographical map.
This social group was extremely important for keeping records of trade, resources, military battles and religious texts.
Scribes
This word explains what happens when a population is forced from their land and spreads out across the world.
Diaspora.
This Jewish leader was central to preserving the Jewish traditions during times of occupation or foreign control.
Ben Zakkai
The movement of a large group of people out of slavery and into freedom.
Exodus
What is the name of the rich soil that is left behind after the Nile floods?
Silt
This social group usually dressed in white to signal their purity before the God's
Priests.
Which Jewish holy book teaches the people how to lead holy lives?
The Talmud
This Egyptian Pharaoh was the first to build pyramids in his honor.
Khufu
This style of writing used in Ancient Egypt used pictures and is read vertically.
Spelling counts for this answer!
Hieroglyph
Name the TWO deserts that surround Ancient Egypt on both sides of the Nile.
You need to have both correct in order to get the points.
Nubian and Libyan Deserts.
The Vizier was an important member of this social class
Government Officials or Nobles. Both accepted.
Name TWO different covenants that God gave the Jewish People in their early history.
NEED Both answers to be correct for points
Ten Commandments and Abraham's (promised land) covenant.
This father and son duo were two powerful leaders in Jerusalem.
Need both answers.
David and Solomon
This celebration was usually initiated by the Pharaoh after a successful harvest in order to rewards them for their labor.
Opet Festival
List one of the sources of the Nile river
Lake Tana or Lake Victoria
This social group was often confused with the lowest class but they possessed a special skill and usually worked directly for the Pharaoh's or other elites.
Artisans
This Roman General conquered the Jewish people in 70 C.E.
Titus
This Pharaoh was one of the youngest ever to gain power at 9 years old! His body was found by archeologists and has travelled to museums all over the world.
King Tut!