Egypt Geography
Egypt Religion
Egypt Achievements
Egypt Social Structure
Judaism
100
What river was important to the Egyptians and flooded each year?
The Nile River
100
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
100
What is the writing system of Ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
100
What is a pharaoh?
A god like character that ruled Egypt in a certain time in Ancient Egypt.
100
How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?
Belief in one God
200
What useful vegetation was along the Nile River that allowed Egypt to make a type of early paper?
Papyrus
200
What is Polytheism?
What is the belief in many gods and goddesses
200
Why was King Tut important to archeologists?
His tomb was filled with priceless treasures and artifacts
200
Who is on the bottom of Egypt's social pyramid and dealt with agriculture.
Farmers
200
According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?
The Ten Commandments
300
What sea did the Nile River flow into that helped Egyptians with trade?
The Mediterranean Sea
300
How could women be a part of religion in ancient Egypt?
They could become priestesses
300
What was the building pictured used for?
Used as tombs for the pharaohs
300
What job on Egypt's social pyramid allowed ONLY MEN to move up in rank?
Scribes
300
The word exodus means “departure.” In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from
Egypt
400
What did the desert provide the ancient Egyptians?
Protection
400
How were Mesopotamian and Egyptian religion similar?
They were both polytheistic
400
The pharaoh who built more temples than any other pharaoh.
Ramesses II
400
A series of leaders in the same family is called what?
A dynasty
400
How did Judaism influence Christianity?
The Jewish God is the same as the Christian God
500
How did the Nile impact the ancient Egyptians?
The Nile provided food, water, and transportation. The Nile's floods also allowed them to grow crops.
500
The method of preserving and sanitizing the deceased (needs the vocab word)
Embalming
500
A large stone slab that was used to decode hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
500
What is Egypt’s Middle Kingdom's nickname?
The Period of Reunification
500
What is the Jewish Diaspora?
Jewish people spread across a wide area