Geography
What is the name of the river that runs through egypt?
Nile River
What provided a sense of security for Egyptians?
Religion
A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed down within the family.
Dynasty
Marriage to one person.
Monogamy
Complex writing that used both pictures and abstract forms.
Hieroglyphics
Which sea is located east of Egypt?
Red Sea
What type of head did the Re have?
Body of a human, head of a falcon
What were the names of the three Egyptian kingdoms?
Old, Middle, New Kingdoms
The social structure of Egypt was set up to resemble what geometric shape?
pyramid
What is the difference between hieroglyphics and hieratic script?
Hieratic script used simple dashes rather than pictures.
Where were the important cities developed in Egypt?
Nile Delta
What titles did the sun god use?
Atum and Re
How many provinces were there in ancient Egypt?
True or False: Women were responsible for the household and the education of children.
True
At what age did upper class males go to school?
Age 10
What was the "Miracle" of the Nile?
Flooding of the Nile
What was the Egyptian's word for religion?
Didn't have one
Egyptians believed that there were two bodies for humans. What were they?
Physical body and spiritual body
What was the only reason why a husband could marry a second wife>
Wife was childless
What was the name of the star that Egyptian 365 day calendar was based on>?
Sirius
What two things gave Egyptians the feeling of security and changelessness?
Regular flooding and relative isolation
What does polytheistic mean?
Worship of many gods
Pharaoh Amenhotep IV introduced who as the only god.
Anton
Who was the daughter of the Pharaoh Tutmose II who dedicated a temple to this daughter?
Hatshepsut
What mathematical system did the Egyptians use to survey flooded land?
Area, volume, and geometry