Geography of Ancient Egypt
The rushing water forms waterfalls and rapids called...
Cataracts
What two rivers meet to form the Nile River?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile meet to form the Nile River.
Order the three pyramids for the Pharaohs of the same dynasty from smallest to biggest.
1. Khufu
2. Khafre
3. Menkaure
Why did the Egyptians prepare the body for the afterlife?
The Egyptians prepared the body so that in the person's next life they would have their body to enjoy pleasures like eating, and drinking.
Which God has a head of a hawk (with a sun disk on top); to show quick flight across the sky.
This God is the creator of the universe, chief/king of the Gods.
Amon-Ra
Triangle of marshy wetlands. Occurs at the mouth (end) of a river. The origin is called the source.
Delta
What three small lakes are at the start of the White Nile?
Lake Albert, George, and Edward.
About how many years passed between Herodotus' visit to Egypt and the completed construction of the pyramids?
2,700 years
Why did the Egyptians bury their dead with many objects?
The Egyptians buried their dead with many objects so that they could use them in their afterlife. Some objects are games, clothes, hand mirrors, food, and luxury items.
Human body, jackal-head, because jackals were found near dead animals.
Second-tier God; Guide of the dead; preparer of bodies for after life (Osiris's helper and son).
Anubis
All rivers flow...
South to North
At what lake does the Blue Nile begin?
Lake Tana
Who did Herodotus think built the pyramids?
The Slaves
What was the Rosetta Stone? Why was it important?
The Rosetta stone is a big black stone that provided the key that unlocked hieroglyphics.
Either human form, or as a human with cow's head, but always with horns and a sun disk
Goddess of laughter and love (more "motherly love")
Hathor
How did The Egyptians let water into the fields?
The Egyptians used Irrigation systems
What countries does the White Nile pass through before it joins the Blue Nile?
The White Nile passes through Uganda and Sudan before joining the Blue Nile.
How much longer did the nobles of this time period live in comparison to the workers who built the pyramids?
10 years
Why was the job of a scribe hard to obtain?
The job of the scribe was hard to obtain because it took long training and you had to memorize thousands of characters.
Head of a falcon wearing the crown of Egypt.
God of the earth; Pharaoh was considered to be the "human form" of this God.
Horus
Why was Egypt called the "Breadbasket" of the Mediterranean World
Egypt was called the "Breadbasket" of the Mediterranean world because they were so successful at growing and trading grains.
The Blue Nile begins in ____
The Nile River ends in ____
The Blue Nile begins in Ethiopia.
The Nile River ends in Egypt
How many workers do the archaeologists believe help build the pyramids?
How long do the scientists now believe it took to build each of the pyramids?
20,000 workers- 5 thousand were skilled- 15 thousand were common workers
20 years
How were Egyptians kings viewed differently from kings of Mesopotamia?
Egyptian kings were viewed as Gods (Horus) and the Mesopotamia Kings served on behave of the Gods.
Woman with headdress in shape of those; sometimes shown with the vulture wings. Goddess of motherhood and fertility; was sister-wife of Osiris.
Human-form, but shown with blue skin to represent being invisible. King of the Underworld (the land of the dead)
Isis and Osiris