Nile River & Farming
Vocabulary
Rosetta Stone & King Tut
Pharaohs & Mummification
Extra
100
List four important facts about The Nile River
1. Longest river in the world
2. Over 4,000 miles long
3. Flows North
4. The most fertile land is at the Delta
100
Papyrus
a plant that grows along the Nile River to make paper
100
What is the object pictured above?
Rosetta Stone
100
Who was a female pharaoh who declared herself pharaoh after her husband’s death? And what were her accomplishments?
Hatshepsut; some advancements was building temples, restored monuments, promoted and expanded trade
100
Canopic Jars
holds embalmed organs that were removed during mummification
300
Describe the Nile Delta
It’s the longest river in the world and it flows north. It also is the most fertile land is at the Nile Delta
300
Dynasty
a line of rulers from one family
300
Who found the Rosetta Stone?
French Soldiers
300
What did Amenhotep IV change his name to?
Akhenaten
300
4 important facts about the Golden Age
1. Capital moved to thebes
2. period of peace
3. empire expanded
4. built a canal between the Nile River and Red Sea to improve trade
500
Describe the floods of Ancient Egypt
The floods were seasonal and they were predictable
500
Theocracy
a government in which the same person both the political leader and the religious leader
500
Tutankhamen became pharaoh at the age of...
King Tut ruled for...
Why is Tut so well known?
Who discovered Tut’s tomb in 1922?
Who financed King Tut's work?
10
9 years
because of his tomb never being touched
Howard Carter
Carnarvon
500
Amenhotep IV changed the religion of Ancient Egypt from polytheism to...
Monotheism
500
Who were the Hyksos? What were they known for?
They are powerful warriors who used methods of warfare that were unknown to the Egyptians. They were so well known because they used horse down chariots and fought with sturdy weapons made of bronze
700
What is the object pictured above? What was it used for?
A shadoff: used to lift water from the Nile River and empty it into basins
700
Polytheism
believing in multiple gods
700
What languages were written on the Rosetta Stone?
Greek
Hieroglyphics
Demotic
700
List the steps of the mummification process
1. removed the body's organs and stored them in canopic jars
2. covered the body with natron
3. filled the body with spices
4. wrapped them in long strips of linen
5. sealed the mummy in a coffin and placed it in a decorated tomb
700
Amenhotsep IV was the father of
Tutankhamen
900
What is pictured above? How were they helpful to the Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics; It's helpful because it helps the priests and scribes keep records
900
Embalming
Preserving a dead body
900
Why was the discovery of the Rosetta Stone significant?
because it was written in 3 different languages (Greek, Demotic, Hieroglyphics)
900
The religion of Ancient Egypt can best be described as ________________. The Ancient Egyptians believed that the ___________________ would be better than their life on earth. They saw the pharaoh as a ______________________.
The religion of Ancient Egypt can best be described as a polytheistic religion with gods and godess. The Ancient Egyptians believed that the after life would be better than their life on earth. They saw the pharaoh as a leader.
900
Identify the landmarks pictured above.
What was their purpose?
Where were they built?
Why did they stop building them?
Pyramid
for pharaohs; ensuring their safe journey to the afterlife
To hold the dead body of pharaohs and their families
Because they were getting robbed