Egyptian Number System
What symbol represents #1?
Line
In which era were pyramids built as tombs for Pharaohs containing afterlife possessions?
Old Kingdom
Who is the queen of love?
Nefertari
What does rich soil lead to?
Food surpluses which allowed population growth
A woman’s social position was defined by what?
The status of her husband and father
What symbol represents #10,000?
Finger
In which era were Pharaohs considered shepherds with expectations to help?
Middle Kingdom
Who seduces rules in order to secure a position?
Cleopatra
What is unique about the upper and lower quadrants of Egypt?
The upper is south and the lower is north (based off of the direction the Nile river flows)
What type of marriage was practiced amongst Pharaohs?
Polygamy
What symbol represents #100?
Coiled Rope
In which era began with the rule of Menes?
Old Kingdom
Who rules with their baby son?
Cleopatra
What landforms were cities in Egypt protected by?
rivers/seas/deserts
What was seen as offensive for a Maat or Pharaoh to do?
Rule without a wife
What symbol represents #1,000,000?
God
What era lasted from 1550 BCE-1070 BCE?
New Kingdom
Who was the third women to be pharaoh in 3,000 years?
Hatshepsut
What ruler creates the beginning of the end of Ancient Egyptian empires?
Ramses the 2nd
What did woman spend a majority of their life doing?
Having and raising children
What symbol represents #100,000?
Tadpole
In which era was there a canal dug from the Nile to the Red Sea?
Middle Kingdom
Who was forgotten until 1903 when a British archaeologist found her tomb and her story?
Hatshepsut
What were rulers seen as?
Earthly forms of god
Woman ruled as co-regents until who came of age?
Their sons