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What are the two kingdoms in ancient Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
What is the most important geographic feature in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile Valley
Who is a pharaoh?
The pharaoh is the most powerful person in Ancient Egypt.
Menes
Ramses II
Tutankhamun
Hatshepsut
Which pharaoh was called the (Boy-King)?
Tutankhamun
Why was Tutankhamun called (The Boy- King)?
Because he died in the age of 18 and he was the youngest pharaoh.
What are the classes in Ancient Egypt in order?
Pharaoh
Ruling Class
Middle class
Laborers, slaves, and farmers
Were women equal to men in Ancient Egypt?
No, but they had rights which other women in other civilizations don't have.
Who were included in the ruling class?
Nobles, government officials and army generals.
(True/ False)
Family was very important in Ancient Egypt.
True
Which pharaoh was strong and made Egypt more powerful and safe through war and conquest?
Ramses II
Why did pharaohs intermarried?
So the throne of Egypt intended to be successfully from father to son.
Why was the pharaoh called "Lord of the two lands"?
He was the most powerful person and the king of upper and lower Egypt.
what are the two titles of the pharaoh?
- (Lord of the two lands)
- (high priest of every temple)
What are the boundaries of Ancient Egypt?
The Mediterranean Sea in the North and Aswan in the South.
What are the two types of soil in Ancient Egypt?
The Red soil and the Black soil.
What is black silt?
Small particles of sand or earth that are carried in moving water.
Where is the red soil used for and where is it found?
The red soil was found in the barren desert. It protected Egypt from both sides, it also provided Ancient Egyptians with a source of precious metals and semiprecious stones.
Who described Egypt as "the gift of the Nile"? Why?
The Greek historian Herodotus.
Because most of the country is a hot, dry desert with little rainfall.
What is the use of the black soil? Where is it found?
The black soil was found in the fertile land on the banks of the Nile.
It is used for growing their crops.