Society
What crops were grown by the Egyptians?
Wheat and Barley
Menses
To which god were the Pharaohs closely related to?
Horus
Which period did the Egyptians start using papyrus?
Pre dynastic Period around 5000 BCE
As a form of taxation, what did the rulers ask of the peasants of this civilisation during the off-season of farming?
Made to contribute to the construction of pyramids?
How did the Kings of Egypt demonstrate and maintain power?
Made themselves Gods and made monuments in their name
Why did the Egyptians Build Pyramids?
Believed in life after death, reverence to the Kings, help them in journey to the afterlife.
Which perios were the Great pyramid and Sphinx built?
Old Kingdom 2686-2181 BCE
Middle Kingdom. Civil wars, famine drought, foreign invaders
What was unique about the Kings during the Middle Kingdom?
They were outsiders, not from Egypt
What as left in the Pyramids to help the Pharaohs in their journey ti the afterlife after death?
The art on the walls in the pyramids
Hyksos
Upper and Lower Egypt. Upper in the south and Lower in the North. Based on the river flow as it flowed from south to north.
Which Famous Female ruler established trade routes and build the wealth of her king? Which Era was she from?
Hatshepsut, New Kingdom
Who was considered the God of the underworld that resembled a human?
Osiris
Which Invention by the Egyptians used planks of wood and reeds and helped them in their construction and trade
Ships
This term originally meant Palace, but took new meaning during the New Kingdom as a title. What is the term?
Pharaoh
Name three other empires that took over the Egyptian civilization during its decline from 656 BCE
Persian (Assyrian), Greek, Roman
What was the Egyptian God Bastet represented as in their Hieroglyphs? What was she the God of?
Cat, Fertility
What does the term Hieroglyphs, literally mean?
Sacred Carvings