Egypt for grade 8 Flashcards
To find Egypt
Where is Egypt?
Top right corner of Africa
Where is the Mediterranean Sea?
Above Egypt
Where is the Sahara Desert?
Everywhere except for a bit at the top
Who appointed government officials?
Pharaohs
What were artisans?
Craftsmen in organized hierarchies
Lower Egypt is
Above
Upper Egypt is
Lower
The Red Sea is
To the right
The nile rive direction:
South to north
Theocratic Monarchy
Where Pharaohs were seen as living gods
Pharaoh is called
Ma’at
Pharaohs were seen as
Living gods
Who were the highest officials?
Government Officials
Who would supply men for the army?
Regional Governors
Who would conscript soldiers?
Nomarch
What did scribes do? (Name at least three.)
Wills, Genealogy, Magic spells, court proceedings, tax records, medical procedures, stock records
What did merchants carry?
Gold, papyrus, linen cloth and jewelry
What do merchants trade stuff for?
Live baboons and lions, cedar and ebony wood, panther skins and giraffe tails for fly whisks
Who was the craftsman under Akhenaten?
Parennfer
What was the percentage of peasants in Ancient Egypt?
80%
What do peasants do?
They worked in fields and as servants for the higher class
What did peasants do during the flooding season?
Harvested crops and built bricks out of mud for houses
Were there slaves at all?
We don’t know
Hem (Hm) definition
Body, lessened person
Who’s at the top of the social pyramid?
Pharaoh
Who’s second on the social pyramid?
Government Officials
Who’s third on the social pyramid?
Soldiers
Who’s fourth on the social pyramid?
Scribes
Who’s fifth on the social pyramid?
Merchants
Who’s seventh on the social pyramid?
Peasants
Who’s sixth on the social pyramid?
Craftsmen
Were laws applied equally to all classes?
Yes
Who’s eighth on the social pyramid?
Slaves
What does the goddess Ma’at represent?
Law and Justice
What is one law?
Rapists were castrated, Corrupt officials would get their hands cut off, minor crimes had 100 lashes
What rights did women have?
The same as men
What was the Nile used for mainly?
Harvest, trade and travel
What did the Nile give to them?
Fish and Rich Soil
Name three gods or goddesses
Ra, Amon, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, Ma’at, Horus
What are some facts about King Tut?
Tutankhamen, He became Pharaoh at 9, he died at 19, no one knows how he died, he was the youngest Pharaoh, He married his half sister
What did they farm?
Wheat, papyrus, flaxseed and barley
What animals were domesticated?
Velvet monkeys, ferrets, dogs, cats, ducks and geese
What was school used for?
Math, religious teachings, reading and writing.
Did girls attend school?
NO
What did they take notes on school?
Pieces of pottery
What were some inventions and accomplishments?
Math, 365 day calendar, units of measurement, paper, metalworking and glassblowing, they understood the human body but thought the brain was useless
Who was the creator god?
Atum
What was the sacred trinity?
Isis, Osiris and Horus
What was death viewed as?
A new beginning
What was the most important thing to Egypt?
Religion
Who was the god of the underworld?
Anubis
