Lesson 1
What is the river they settled by called?
The Nile
What was their leader known as?
A Pharaoh
What was ONE improvement Pharaohs made during the Middle Kingdom?
They added land to increase crop production, they had more dams and channels, and had a canal built.]
Who settled along the river and south of Egypt?
The Nubians.
How did they move water from the river?
They used shadoofs and irrigation canals
What was their writing material called?
Papyrus
How did they ensure their leaders would enjoy the Afterlife?
They entombed him with personal belongings and preserved the body, believing this would ensure the souls safe passage.
During the Middle Kingdom, what did the Egyptians start using as tombs?
They cut them into cliffs
What was the kingdom the Nubians developed called?
Kerma.
What was the Middle class of Egypt made up of?
People who owned businesses and held skilled jobs.
What did Narmer do?
He united upper and lower Egypt
They thought their leader was the son of who?
Re, their sun god
What was the name of one of the few women to rule Egypt, and why was she important?
Her name was Hatshepsut, and she built magnificent temples and monuments, and art and architecture thrived during her reign.
Who was the Kushite king who invaded Egypt?
Kashta/Piye
What was the difference between Kushite pyramids and Egyptian pyramids?
The Kushite pyramids were smaller and had steeper sides.
Hieroglyphics
What were the tombs called and how were they built?
They were called Pyramids, and they were built by cutting stone blocks into shape, rolling them on a bunch of logs to the river, put on a barge for transport, and were then lifted onto giant sleds and dragged into place.
Who was the first of the two unusual Pharaohs, and why was he important?
His name was Amenhotep/Akhenaton, and he changed Egypts religion and he made the whole of Egypt unsettled with his drastic changes.
How did the Kushites learn to make iron tools?
When the Assyrians invaded,they learned to make iron from them (somehow, I mean, like, they were being invaded! How would they have learned that!?!)
Why did Egypt decline?
A bunch of armies attacked.
What is a reason the Egyptians were isolated?
Pls, judge this yourself.
What was the most important group in ancient Egyptian society?
The family.
Who was the second of the two unusual Pharaohs, and why was he unusual?
He was Tutenkhamen, and he was unusual because he become Pharaoh at an extremely young age and his tomb contained almost everything he was buried with even though most tombs were picked clean by robbers.
Who invaded/defeated Kush and when?
Axum invaded at about 350C.E
What was a sacred animal in Kush?
The elephant