Egypt Flashcards
How many years ago was the new way of living on the Nile
5000 years
Where did the ppl come from when they went to Egypt
The Middle East and central Africa
What did most ppl farm
Wheat and barley
What did the river leave behind when it flooded
Silt
Where is lower Egypt
In northern Egypt and in the Nile delta near med sea
Why is it called lower Egypt
End of river low elevation
Why is it called upper Egypt
High elevations and mountains
Where is upper Egypt
Southern and central Egypt
Was Egypt once 2 different kingdoms
Yes
Who joined the 2 kingdoms into 1
Menes
Who led the kingdoms
Pharaohs
Where is the Nile river located
North Eastern Africa in Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
How long was the Nile
4000 miles longest river
What was surrounding the Nile
Deserts
How many cataracts are on the Nile
6
What are cataracts
A series of rapids
What is the Nile delta
Where the rivers branches and empties into the Med sea
How did the Egyptians depend on the river
Irrigation Food Drinking water Transportation and trade Bathing Jobs papyrus
What did the pharaohs have and do
Had absolutely power Made all laws Answered to no one Considered a god or child of good Had great tombs built for afterlife
How many pharaohs were ther for the 31 dynasty’s
Over 300
How many people did the pharaoh lead
5 mil Egyptians
What is the chief advisor to the pharaoh called
Visor 2nd most powerful man
What did the visor do
Decided what was important to they’ll the pharaoh and was in charge of nomads and who collected taxes and solved smaller notes
Who were scribes
Well respected usually sons of wealthy families
