Egypt

Question 1

What is absolute power?

Answer 1

Absolute power is when a ruler has total control over everything.

Question 2

What is social mobility?

Answer 2

Social mobility is how a person’s social status improves or declines throughout their lifetime.

Question 3

What does divine mean?

Answer 3

Of, from, like, or a god. (Godly, godlike)

Question 4

Red Land vs. Black Land

Answer 4

The ancient Egyptians thought of ancient Egypt as being divided into two types of land: red land and black land.

Question 5

What is the Red Land?

Answer 5

The red land was the barren dessert that protected Egypt on two sides. It seperated ancient Egypt from invading armies and neighbouring countries. The red land also gave the ancient Egyptians a sourse for precious metals and semi-precious stones.

Question 6

What is the Black Land?

Answer 6

The black land was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians used the black land for growing their crops. The black land was the only land that could be farmed because a layer of black silt was deposited there every year after the Nile River flooded.

Question 7

What is satire?

Answer 7

Satire is a use of humour or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s bad behavior or stupidity.

Question 8

What does the “Hymn of the Nile” teach us?

Answer 8

The “Hymn of the Nile” teaches us about the importance of the Nile RIver to the Egyptians.

Question 9

What is a hymn?

Answer 9

A hymn is a song or poem of praise or burden. (sometimes religous)

Question 10

Why do Egyptians praise the Nile River?

Answer 10

They praise the Nile because it keeps Egypt alive and happy, providing water, transportation, and fertile soil.

Question 11

What is one “bad” behavior of the Nile RIver? What is the result of this “bad” behavior?

Answer 11

The Nile sometimes dries up, causing people to starve and sometimes die.

Question 12

What were pyramids used for?

Answer 12

They were used as monuments to house the tombs of the pharaohs.

Question 13

What was the Book of the Dead’s purpose?

Answer 13

The Book of the Dead served as a guide for the dead to use on their journey to the afterlife.

Question 14

Which way does the Nile RIver flow?

Answer 14

The Nile River flows south to north.

Question 15

How does the flow of the Nile relate to the organization of ancient Egypt?

Answer 15

The Nile River flows south to north from Upper Egypt to the Nile delta in Lower Egypt.

Question 16

Name a god or goddess and explain what they were the god or goddess of and why would Egyptians worship them?

Answer 16

Isis (or your chosen god/goddess) was the goddess of Egypt, love, the moon, fertility, healing, and magic. Egyptians worshipped her because she was known for healing the sick, protecting families, bringing fertility, and using magic to help others.

Question 17

Name one Egyptian innovation and explain how it impacted life in Egypt.

Answer 17

Door locks (or your chosen Egyptian innovation) impacted Egypt because Egyptians could keep their possessions safe and locked away from thiefs. Also, they could lock their house doors from any intruders who try to break in.

Question 18

What were the “gifts” or benefits of the Nile River? (Name and explain TWO benefits)

Answer 18

The Nile River provided a source of transportation and fertile soil (or any other TWO benefits that the Nile gave). The Nile provided transportation because boats could easily travel using the current of the Nile River. The Nile provided fertile soil because every year, after the Nile River flooded, it left silt which gave fertile soil.

Question 19

What is the Rosetta Stone and why is it important?

Answer 19

The Rosetta Stone is part of a stone tablet that announces Ptolemy V’s coronation in 3 languages; Greek, demotic, and hieroglyphics. It also holds the key to understanding the Egyptian hieroglyphics. It is important because without it, we wouldn’t be able to read hieroglyphics.

Question 20

Did slaves build the pyramids at Giza? (Construct a claim and provide 2 supporting details)

Answer 20

Paid workers built the pyramids at Giza. Most of the workers had tombs, which slaves would not have been given. Also, the workers who built pyramids were treated the opposite of slaves. For example, the workers were well fed and not worked to death.