Ancient Egypt, dates and meanings 2018

Question 1

What is a primary source? Give one example

Answer 1

A primary source is something from/made in the time. An example of a primary source would be Nefertiti’s mummy, because the mummy was from the time.

Question 2

What is a secondary source? Give an example

Answer 2

A secondary source is something from/made after the time. For example a book about Nefertiti that was published in the 2000’s is a secondary source because it was created after the time.

Question 3

List 3 types of professions who investigate the past

Answer 3

1. Stratigrapher
2. Archeologist
3. Dendrochronologist

Question 4

In which centuries did the following dates occur?
45B BCE
268 BCE 
1984 CE
87 CE

Answer 4

1st century BCE
3rd century BCE
20th century CE
1st century CE

Question 5

What does BC mean

Answer 5

Before Christ

Question 6

What does BCE mean

Answer 6

Before common era

Question 7

What does AD mean

Answer 7

Anno Domini

Question 8

What does CE mean

Answer 8

Common era

Question 9

What does Circa mean

Answer 9

Approximately or around the time

Question 10

What is a century

Answer 10

100 years

Question 11

What is Archaeology

Answer 11

The examination of the physical remains of the past. The collection or recordings and interpretation of artefacts

Question 12

What is stratigraphy

Answer 12

The study of the different strata or layers revealed when a slice is cut down through the earth

Question 13

What is dendrochronology

Answer 13

Determining the time period of wooden objects by counting the age rings in the wood

Question 14

What is radiocarbon dating

Answer 14

Measuring the decay of C14 carbon in the objects to determine their approximate age

Question 15

What is thermo luminescence

Answer 15

The property of some materials which have gained more energy over a long period of becoming luminous when pretreated and subjected to high temperatures

Question 16

What is a DNA analysis

Answer 16

The identification of the unique characteristics found in the DNA of all living things

Question 17

What is chronology

Answer 17

Chronology is a series of events and dates that are ordered from earliest to latest in the sequence in which they occurred

Question 18

What is a hypothesis

Answer 18

An answer to a scientific or historical question. Usually answered in one full sentence.

Question 19

What are the 3 seasons in ancient Egypt.

Answer 19

Ahket- season of the flooding
Proyet- season of growing crops
Shomu- season of harvesting

Question 20

Why is the Nile important to each of the Ancient Egypt seasons.

Answer 20

In Ahket the Nile is important because it has to flood the land
In Proyet the soil that had been flooded by the Nile is nourished and is in the best condition to grow crops
In Shomu the crops that had been grow in the soil which the Nile flooded are now ready to harvest

Question 21

What is a disadvantage of the Nile flooding?

Answer 21

If the Nile floods and you have crops growing it will destroy all your crops

Question 22

What are advantages of the Nile flooding?

Answer 22

The people get fresh clean water
They are provided with fish
And it nourishes the soil so they can grow crops

Question 23

What is the order of the social hierarchy in Ancient Egypt

Answer 23

1. Pharoah
2. Government Officials
3. Soldiers
4. Scribes
5. Merchants
6. Craftsmen
7. Farmers
8. Slaves

Question 24

Which social groups in Ancient Egypt would be privileged enough to get an education

Answer 24

The poorer groups such as craftsmen, farmers and slaves would usually not get an education. Due to the limited spots available in school, which were reserved for children with royal or rich backgrounds.

Question 25

Describe the Pharoah in Ancient Egypt

Answer 25

In Ancient Egypt the Pharoah was the ruler. They owned all of the land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners.

Question 26

Describe inundation in Ancient Egypt

Answer 26

Inundation is the first season in Ancient Egypt, it is also known as Ahket. This season is the season in which the Nile floods.

Question 27

Describe mummification in Ancient Egypt

Answer 27

It was very important to Ancient Egyptians that the human body was well preserved. A method of artificial preservation that was used was mummification. Mummification was offered to anyone who could afford to pay for the process of preserving the body for the afterlife.

Question 28

Describe Anubis

Answer 28

Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead. Ancient Egyptians believed that Anubis watched over the dead.

Question 29

Describe Osiris

Answer 29

Osiris is the Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead. He has green skin, resembling rebirth in the afterlife. He was believed to be the decider of weather of not you enter the afterlife or your heart is eaten by a creature