Based On CIA'S- Egypt Summartive Flashcards
What word means triangular geographical feature associated with rivers?
Delta
What body of water is located east of Egypt?
Red Sea
Which river is the longest in the world?
The Nile River
Which way does the Nile river flow?
Has a northern flow
If you were standing in modern Egypt which direction would you go to find the modern nation of Sudan?
South
Which of the Egyptian kingdom was the largest?
The new Kingdom
Nubia is located where in relation to Egypt
South
How many cataracts are located along the Nile River?
6
What did the Nile River leave behind?
Nutrient-rich soil
A place where nothing grows
Barren
What is this deposited each year by the flooding of the Nile?
Silt
What weapon where the Nubians famous for using?
Bows
Which product was Nubia famous for producing?
Iron
What was different about Nubian pyramids from the Egyptian pyramids?
They had flat tops.
Nubia borrowed many religious beliefs from what civilization?
Egypt
Why do we have a hard time learning about ancient Nubian culture today?
Cannot read the Nubian writing system
What is another term for Nubia?
Kush
Which of the following pharaohs is famous for military rates and expansion of the Egyptian empire during the new Kingdom?
Thutmose III
Senemut was an important political official for which pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Which of the following pharaohs send a large trade expedition to the land of Punt?
Hatshepsut
Queens have little power until which era in Egyptian history?
New
Which of the following pharaohs is famous for attempting to change Egyptians religious beliefs?
Akhenaten
Death for the Egyptians led to a
World much like the one they lived in
Which of the following pharaohs was the last in Egypt history?
Cleopatra
Who is the God of mummification and the guardian of the underworld?
Anubis
Who was the God of heaven and light?
Ra
Where are the first Egyptians mummies made?
In the deserts
Pharaohs were responsible for preserving the right order of society some of the responsibilities are
Providing justice
Addressing the economic needs of the people
Protecting the country from internal external threats
Preserving peace and political stability
Performing all necessary religious rituals
If this organ is judged to be good then, the dead person will be sent to live for all eternity in the beautiful fields of reeds.
Heart
This is considered the embodiment of truth and balance in the universe.
Maat
What four organs are placed in canopic jars?
Liver, stomach, intestines, and lungs
What can you conclude from the fact that the Egyptians painted the walls of mummies tombs with pictures of servants, food in animals?
They believe that the dead needed these things in the afterlife.
