Egyptian Social Classes
Priests, Noblemen and Commanders make up this class
Upper Class
Where is the Nile River Valley (Egypt) located?
Northeastern Africa
Who was responsible for being the "bread winner" of the head of the family?
The Father
Who was the greatest of all gods? or also referred to as the creator god?
The Sun God Ra
A formal writing system made up of picture and sound symbols
Heiroglyphics
True or False: An individual was born into their social class and it could never change
False; individuals of lower class could work to improve their social class
Which sea is North of Egypt that the Nile River flows into?
Mediterranean Sea
Name three of the woman's responsibilities
Taking care of the children, laundry and cooking
This god ruled over and judged the afterlife
Osiris
A reed plant used to make paper
Papyrus
These two groups are responsible for the building of the pyramids
Mostly farmers and slaves
The sea that is located east of the Nile river.
Red Sea
During the New Kingdom, Egyptians created temples for their pharaohs as tombs rather than pyramids. Where were these temples built?
Valley of the Kings
Egyptian trade expanded and more rights were given to citizens during this kingdom
Middle Kingdom
A line of rulers from one family
Dynasty
This was the largest Egyptian social class
Farmers
The desert that can be found west of the Nile river and is part of the larger Sahara desert
Western Desert
In 670 BCE, who defeated the Kush to take over Egypt officially ending the reign of the Egyptian Kingdoms?
The Assyrian Empire
Who conquered Egypt and brought an end to the Middle Kingdom?
The Hyksos
A type of government where the leader is both religious and political
Theocracy
This social class often lived in small mud-brick houses with hard-packed dirt floors
Unskilled Workers
What desert can be found east of the Nile river and west of the Red Sea?
Nubian Desert
Egyptians learned much about the human body from embalming, they created the first what with this knowledge?
Medical Books
This pharaoh changed the Egyptians religious practice from polytheistic to monotheistic
Akhenaton
A non-elected government official
Bureaucrat