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Geography of Egypt
Egyptian Culture
The Old/New
Kingdom
Judaism
Mesopotamia
100
  • What river was essential for transportation and agriculture in ancient Egypt?

What is the Nile River?

100
  • What type of government did Egypt have during the Old Kingdom?

What is a theocracy

100
  • Who is known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?

Who is Narmer?

100

Who is considered the father of the Hebrew people?

Who is Abraham

100
  • What two rivers define Mesopotamia?

    • What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
  • Describe one disadvantage of the Nile River's flooding.

What is that if it flooded too little, it could lead to starvation, and if it flooded too much, it could destroy homes and property?

If it flooded to little, people would starve.

200

Name one of the major gods worshipped by the ancient Egyptians.

What is Re, Osiris, or Isis

200

What major achievement is Ramses II known for?

What is creating a peace treaty with the Hittites?

200

What is the Torah?

What is, The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, sacred to the Hebrews.

200
  • What is the term for the region known as the "Fertile Crescent"?

What is Mesopotamia

300
  • How did the deserts surrounding the Nile benefit ancient Egyptians?

What is, they acted as natural barriers to protect Egypt.

300
  • What was mummification used for in ancient Egypt?

What is to preserve bodies for the afterlife?

300
  • Name one of the pyramids built during the Old Kingdom.

    • What is the Step Pyramid or the Great Pyramid?
300

What was Moses commanded to do by God?

What is, Lead the Hebrews out of Egypt.

300

What was a ziggurat?

What is a temple that served as a place of worship and a town hall?

400
  • What were the two regions of Egypt known as?

What are Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?

400

How did Egyptian women differ from women in many other ancient civilizations regarding social rights?

What is they held many of the same rights as men, such as owning property and proposing marriage?

400
  • What significant building project was completed during the New Kingdom?

    • What is the Temple at Karnak or the Valley of the Kings?
400

Explain how Judaism shares history with Christianity and Islam.

All three religions trace their roots back to Abraham and share common texts and prophets.

400

Who created the world's first empire?


    • Who is Sargon of Akkad?
500

Why did the Egyptians worship the Nile?

What is because they believed it was a god and relied on its annual flooding for fertile soil?

500

What writing system did the Egyptians develop?

What is hieroglyphics?

500

What caused the decline of the New Kingdom?

What is internal conflict and invasions by foreign powers such as the Assyrians and Nubians?

500

Describe the significance of Mount Sinai in the Exodus story.

It is where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.

500
  • What was Hammurabi's Code?

What is a uniform set of laws engraved in stone to unify diverse groups within his empire?