Geography
What is the name of the river the runs through Egypt?
The Nile River
What was the purpose of the Egyptian Pyramids?
Burial Tombs
Name 2 of the 3 ways you could become a slave in Egypt
Foreigners captured in battle
in major debt
born into it
What does polytheism mean?
Worship of Many Gods
This Pharoah is known for unifying Lower and Upper Egypt
Menes
Name 2 cities in Ancient Egypt
Thebes, Memphis, Giza, Alexandria, Pi-Ramses, Avaris, Amarna, Abydos, Heliopolis,
This form of writing is on all the walls of major tombs and temples in Egypt
Hieroglyphics
What were the roles of the Pharoah?
provide a link between the people and the Gods
maintained order in the nation
made law, waged war, collected taxes
Pharoah is said to be the descendant of this God
Ra or Horus
This Pharoah was buried in the largest Pyramid
Khufu
Explain basin irrigation
Wide Shallow holes filled in with water. Once the water soaked in they would farm the land
What social group built the pyramids?
off season Farmers
This group of people experienced the most "freedom" in the working class
Why do you say that?
Merchants
They were able to travel and not have an overseer breathing down their neck
Explain to me what Egyptians did with important people once they died
Take out their organs, warp them as a mummy and place them in tombs
Nicknamed The Great
Won many battles against the Hittites and Libyans
Built a new capitol called Pi-Ramesses
Ramses II The Great
How many seasons did Egypt have? Explain each of them
Flood Season
Water Recedes Season
Dry Season
What are the names of the 3 kingdoms in Egypt?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
What was pretty much the only way to gain power and status in Egypt?
aka climb the social pyramid
Become a soldier
Double Jeopardy!!!!!
5 people on your team must tell me the name of the God they researched, what they look like, and what their main responsibility was
need 5 different Gods
Why was King Tut's tomb so important to historians?
It was untouched by grave robbers
Name one thing that Egypt would trade to other countries, and one thing they would receive.
Give: Wheat, Barley, Papyrus, linen
Receive: Timber, Jewels, Gold
Explain to me how Egyptians would measure things.
Length, grains, wheat??
They measured with
Cubits- length of fingertip to elbow
grains- using preset size jars
wheat- weigh items for value
Name 6 out of 8 levels in order of the Egyptian Social Pyramid.
most powerful to least powerful
1. Pharoah
2. Government Officers and Priests
3. Soldiers
4. Scribes
5. Merchants
6. Craftsman
7. Farmers
8 Slaves
Who is Anubis?
The Jackal God that weighs people hearts and leads them to the correct afterlife
This is the first female leader in ancient history. She ruled with her son Thutmose III
She mainly focused on trades and peace
Hatshepsut