6U5 Ancient Egypt Study Buddy

Question 1

cataract

Answer 1

a waterfall or rapids in a river

Question 2

delta

Answer 2

a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea

Question 3

papyrus

Answer 3

a reed plant that grows wild along the NIle River

Question 4

Hieroglyphics

Answer 4

a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

Question 5

dynasty

Answer 5

a line of rulers from one family

Question 6

theocracy

Answer 6

a government of religious leaders

Question 7

pharaoh

Answer 7

a ruler of ancient Egypt

Question 8

bureaucrat

Answer 8

a government official

Question 9

embalming

Answer 9

the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying

Question 10

pyramid

Answer 10

a great stone tomb built for pharaohs

Question 11

incense

Answer 11

a substance that, when burned, gives out a pleasant smell

Question 12

envoy

Answer 12

a government representative to another country

Question 13

savanna

Answer 13

a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in tropical or subtropical region

Question 14

textile

Answer 14

woven cloth

Question 15

Differences Between Mesopotamia + Egypt

Answer 15

Egypt had calmer rivers, was more peaceful, less battles, hieroglyphics when Mesopotamia had Cuneiform

Question 16

Similarities Between Mesopotamia + Egypt

Answer 16

Both had gods, rivers, and a picture - like method of writing.

Question 17

Narmer

Answer 17

Old Kingdom; united Egypt

Question 18

Khufu

Answer 18

Old Kingdom; built Great Pyramid

Question 19

Khafre

Answer 19

Son of Khufu; Old Kingdom; built the Great Sphinx

Question 20

Pepi the 2nd

Answer 20

Old Kingdom; trade and $$

Question 21

Hatshepsut

Answer 21

New Kingdom; Trade to Punt & Peace with Nubia

Question 22

Thutmose III

Answer 22

New Kingdom; Conquest (All the way to Meso)

Question 23

Akhenaton

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New Kingdom; Monotheistic Religion; Father of Tut

Question 24

Akhenaton

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New Kingdom; Monotheistic Religion; Father of Tut

Question 25

King Tut

Answer 25

New Kingdom; Polytheism; Tomb Discovered by Howard Carter; died young

Question 26

Ramses II

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New Kingdom; architecture, known as “Ramses the great” or “ruler of rulers”

Question 27

Ramses III

Answer 27

New Kingdom; conquest/architecture

Question 28

Cleopatra VII

Answer 28

last great Egyptian pharaoh; Greek period; trade alliances with Rome

Question 29

Egyptian historical periods

Answer 29

Old, Middle, New

Question 30

regent

Answer 30

someone who rules as a child until old enough to rule (king tut)

Question 31

Narmer

Answer 31

old kingdom; united egypt

Question 32

Khufu

Answer 32

old kingdom; great pyramid

Question 33

Khafre

Answer 33

old kingdom; great sphinx

Question 34

What impact did the Nile have on egypt?

Answer 34

It was calm, irrigation canals, created surplus, and was plentiful.

Question 35

Climate

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Very dry in the desert, kept enemies away

Question 36

What was Kush?

Answer 36

Kush was a small village in ancient Egypt. When Mesopotamia failed, Egypt built Kush along the Nile and began to grow and later developed egypt

Question 37

What does pharaoh mean?

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“Great House”

Question 38

Upper class

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Pharaoh and his family, government officials, soldiers

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Middle Class

Answer 39

Scribes, Merchants, Craftspeople

Question 40

Lower Class

Answer 40

Slaves + Peasants