Studied by 33 peopleThis is the content for our Ancient Egypt unit before Winter Break
Egypt is located on which continent?
Africa
Which of the city is the location of the Great Pyramid?
Giza
What type of religion did the ancient Egyptians practice?
Polytheism
What conclusion can be drawn about Egypt's social hierarchy?
The pharaoh held supreme authority over all groups in Egyptian society.
The Egyptians were able to preserve the bodies of their dead, typically only for pharaohs, nobles and the wealthy, what was this process called?
embalming
When the river would flood, what was the name of the material that made Egyptian soil ideal for farming?
Silt
An ancient Egyptian hymn contains the line: "The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all that's good, lord of majesty, sweet of fragrance." What does the hymn refer to?
Nile River
This was the name of the form of paper ancient Egyptians created out of a reed plant.
Papyrus
What was the name of the writing system that the ancient Egyptians developed based on picture symbols?
Hieroglyphics
*mummification
embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
natural barriers
deserts (Sahara, Eastern and Western), mountains, or bodies of water (Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, cataracts) that create barriers from invasion
*irrigation system
A way of supplying water to an area of land
*Nile River
The river the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.
*Great Sphinx
Has the head of a man and the body of a lion. Built as a home for the sun-god, Ra, so he could protect the pharaohs buried in the tombs.
*pharaoh
Title given to the kings of Egypt meaning "great house." Believed to be a king and a god.
dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family.
Egyptian Social Classes
Shaped like a pyramid; Pharaoh at the top, then vizier, followed by nobles and priests, then scirbes and soldiers, then craftsmen, and farmers servants and slaves at the bottom
Menes
An Egyptian king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt
*papyrus
A reed plant that grew along the Nile and was used to make baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper
*delta
A landform where a river splits off into a number of streams that fan out over an area of fertile soil before emptying into a larger body of water.
polytheism
Belief in many gods
Hatshepsut
She was a New Kingdom Pharaoh that took power when her husband died leaving her the guardian of his son, Thutmose III, a young child. She was the first female pharaoh. Hatshepsut claimed the throne for herself and the kingdom thrived under her rule because she focused on trade instead of war.
Lower Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the north due to elevation
Upper Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the south due to elevation
*pyramids
Mountain-like tombs the size of several city blocks made for Egyptian pharaohs entirely out of stone; designed to protect the pharaoh's body from floods, wild animals, and grave robbers
*hieroglyphics
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Gift of the Nile
Egypt was called this because it would not have existed without the Nile
*The Nile flooding
was a predictable (annual) event that the Egyptians used to plan their farming and calendars.
*hieroglyphics
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Upper Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the south due to elevation
Hatshepsut
She was a New Kingdom Pharaoh that took power when her husband died leaving her the guardian of his son, Thutmose III, a young child. She was the first female pharaoh. Hatshepsut claimed the throne for herself and the kingdom thrived under her rule because she focused on trade instead of war.
Lower Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the north due to elevation
polytheism
Belief in many gods
*delta
A landform where a river splits off into a number of streams that fan out over an area of fertile soil before emptying into a larger body of water.
Social hierarchy
the division of society by rank or class
Menes
An Egyptian king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt
*pharaoh
Title given to the kings of Egypt meaning "great house." Believed to be a king and a god.
dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family.
*Nile River
The river the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.
*irrigation system
A way of supplying water to an area of land
natural barriers
deserts (Sahara, Eastern and Western), mountains, or bodies of water (Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, cataracts) that create barriers from invasion
A chart of ancient Egyptian society is shown. Which conclusion can be drawn from this chart?
The pharaoh held supreme authority over all groups in Egyptian society.
An ancient Egyptian hymn contains the line: "The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all that's good, lord of majesty, sweet of fragrance." What does the hymn refer to?
Nile River
What was the name of the writing system that the ancient Egyptians developed based on picture symbols?
Hieroglyphics
When the river would flood, what was the name of the material that made Egyptian soil ideal for farming?
Silt
What type of religion did the ancient Egyptians practice?
Polytheism
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