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Cultural Diffusion
Climbing the Social Ladder
100
What area in Egypt was a source of higher elevation, and close to the source (beginning) of the Nile River?
Upper Egypt
100
What is the name for the Egyptian Bible/Holy book that served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls?
The Book of the Dead
100
This Pharaoh would be buried with a burial mask made of gold, before his 20th birthday.
King Tutankhamen/Tut
100
According to this diagram, what do these two civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia have in common?
Writing systems.
100
Which civilization/country that was located south of Egypt borrowed many cultural traits from Egypt by process of cultural diffusion?
Kush/Nubia
100
What is the term for "a ruling family?"
Dynasty
200
Which number on this map most directly contributed to the development of Egypt?
1
200
Why did the Egyptians have many different gods?
They wanted to explain the natural world around them.
200
Which Egyptian Pharaoh is best known for the growth of the Egyptian economy, making it the most prosperous time in Ancient Egyptian history?
Hatshepsut
200
What two achievements/inventions besides ink allowed the Egyptians to create the Book of the Dead and other texts?
Papyrus and Hieroglyphics
200
What is the term that states that two or more countries or people rely on each other to grow and survive.
Example: "Egypt and Kush had an _____________ , relying on ach other for trade, and becoming wealthier for it!"
Interdependence
200
TRUE or FALSE:
Egyptian farmers were above scribes in society.
FALSE
Farmers were below scribes in Egyptian society.
300
What region in Egypt is a series of cataracts that empties into the Mediterranean Sea?
The Nile Delta
300
Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
To serve as tombs/places where the pharaohs could live eternally.
300
Which successful Egyptian pharaoh increased the Egyptian empire through trade and commerce?
Hatshepsut
300
What is this tool that was used for irrigation called?
Shaduf (shah doof)
300
This large body of water on the eastern coast of Africa allowed the empires of Egypt and Kush to trade with countries in Asia.
Red Sea
300
What is a term for a craftsperson who has special skills to make items that merchants can sell?
Artisan
400
Why were the yearly floods of the Nile River an advantage to ancient Egyptians?
It fertilized the farmland in the river valley, allowing crops to grow.
400
What is the process of preparing/preserving a body for death in ancient Egypt known as?
Mummification
400
What pharaoh left behind a legacy of creating the first peace treaty in history, rebuilding monuments and temples, and whose name is on many monuments all over Egypt?
Ramses II or Ramses the Great
400
2 Part Question worth double points:
1. What is the name of this statue?
2. What was its significance/built for?
1. Sphinx
2. Built to guard the Great Pyramids of Giza
400
What does this picture from the city of Meroe tell us about the Kingdom of Kush?
They adopted Egyptian religious practices/influenced by Egypt
400
TRUE or FALSE:
The Egyptian priests could have more power than the Pharaoh at times.
TRUE!
500
This large desert provided protection to the Egyptians, and stretches over 3,000 miles in length.
Sahara Desert
500
What did Egyptians believe happened to their souls when they died?
They believed their soul/ka would be judged after death for their behaviors during their lives.
500
Based on this picture, how did the discovery of King Tutankhamen's (Tut's) tomb help archaeologists?
We could better understand the daily lives of Egyptians.
500
Egyptians created a solar calendar (based on the sun's movements) with 365 days to help measure what?
Annual flooding of the Nile River.
500
This artifact allowed scholars to translate and understand ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
The Rosetta Stone
500
2 Part Question worth double points:
1. A Pharaoh is considered to be a ________
and
2. What is the term for a ruler who has unlimited power called? __________ ____________
1. Deity/God
2. Absolute Power