Culture
What are three foods eaten by the ancient Egyptians?
Barley
Duck
Fish
King Tutankhamen or King Tut
Which of the following religious beliefs did the ancient Egyptians and ancient Sumerians (Mesopotamians) share?
There are many gods.
Creation myths explained the beginning of the earth.
Kings were chosen by the gods to protect their people.
What is a legal right of ancient Egyptian writing?
They could divorce their husbands.
What is a cataract?
a series of rapids in a river
The word itself means 'great house'. The title __________ is given to the rulers who had full control of Egypt.
Pharaoh
What is an obelisk?
Tall, four sided pillar with a pointed top.
What did a scribe do?
Scribes worked for the government and the temples by keeping records/accounts for the state and writing/copying religious/literary texts.
Hieroglyphics are symbols, some of which resemble animals.
Rapids in rivers caused by rough terrain are known as...
Cataracts
______________ could have been a man or a myth. He wanted to unify Upper and Lower Egypt, to strengthen his control.
Menes
What are THREE groups that the Egyptians fought during the New Kingdom period?
Hittites
Hyksos
Tehenu
Which are three pieces of art that have been found inside of the tombs of the pharaohs?
Gold jewelry
Carved ivory figurines
Brightly colored scenes of Egyptian life
What are three ways to characterize the Upper Kingdom of Egypt?
Its capital city was located at Nekhen.
Its king wore a cone-shaped white crown.
It was located in the southern part of Egypt.
Known as __________ the Great, he and his forces fiercely fought the Hittites for year, but neither could defeat the other.
Ramses
Which army defeated the Kushite kingdom with the use of its superior iron weaponry?
Assyrians
Egyptian _________ were one of the world's first writing systems.
hieroglyphics
A binding legal agreement is known as a ....
Contract
People from rich and powerful families are known as ____________.
Nobles
Where was most of Egypt's fertile land?
The Nile Delta
Which Egyptian ruler drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Ahmose
Why did Egypt want to gain control of Kush?
Egypt feared Kush would grow powerful enough to attack Egypt
Describe the Kingdom of Aksum.
Its official religion was Christianity.
It traded gold and ivory for cloth and spices.
King Ezana became its most powerful ruler.
What effect did the Rosetta Stone have on our understanding of ancient Egypt?
It helped us translate hieroglyphics into Greek.
The ________ are the people of wealth and power.
Elite
Why did Memphis become a political and social center of Egypt?
It was capital city of Egypt's First Dynasty and was near the Nile Delta, a very fertile area
What responsibilities did pharaohs have?
The Egyptians believed pharaohs were responsible for:
Ensuring crops grew
Keeping away diseases
Making trade profitable
Preventing wars
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth. These preserved bodies become a ___________.
Mummy
What were ancient Egyptian construction workers paid for their labor?
Grain or other foodstuffs