What is the river in Ancient Egypt? What direction does it flow?
Nile River, North
Who is Khufu? What did he create?
Pharaoh - Created the Great Pyramid of Giza
Papyrus
A valuable plant used to make paper
How could wigs determine ones status?
By how many they had - if they had a lot, they were considered higher up
What is this?
Sphinx
Can you label the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
(I will tell you)
When did King Tut begin to rule?
9 Years Old
What is a delta?
A triangular shaped area formed on the sea bed where river deposits material over time.
Paper, writing, communication
What are these called? What were they used for?
Canopic Jars
Stored lungs, liver, intestines, stomach
Where is the Valley of the Kings? AND why is it called this?
(I'll show you) - This is where the buried the pharaohs who died.
What did Khufu have a strict control over?
Dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family?
Tell me about the evolution of the ox-drawn plow. What was it used for?
This is used to loosening/turning the soil for quicker and better farming, resulting in more food.
What artifact was untouched for a very long period of time?
King Tut's Tomb
Can you circle the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
(I will tell you)
Pharaoh Hatshepsut is one of the first _______ _______.
Female Pharaohs
Economy
$$ - The way people use and manage their resources
This invention had the greatest impact on society.
365 day calendar
Who became pharaoh first? Hatshepsut or King Tut?
(From Timeline)
Hatshepsut
Can you label the following ALL CORRECTLY on the map?
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Nile River, Giza, Memphis, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Sinai Peninsula, Upper Egypt, and Lower Egypt
(I will tell you)
What is the monument Hatshepsut had built?
The Great Temple at Dayr al-Bahri
What is Mesopotamia's writing?
What is Ancient Egypts writing?
What is the difference?
Mesopotamia - Cuneiform, carved into clay tablets
Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphics, symbols on walls and eventually paper (papyrus)
Name all 6 inventions from around the room
What are the 3 period of time in Ancient Egypt? What was each period known for?
Old Kingdom - Age of the Pyramids
Middle Kingdom- Period of Reunification
New Kingdom - Golden Age