Egyptian Civilization Flashcards
What do Pharaohs do?
- lead military battles against enemies or for expanding the empire.
- providing offerings to the gods
- making economic and political decisions
- plan building projects for temples, pyramids, and other buildings
- planning trade expeditions
Responsible for documenting events, recording tax records, making inscriptions on temple walls, and other written things.
Scribe
The significance of Nile River/Water to the civilization is beyond reach in ________, __________, and __________.
agriculture, trade, and way of living
EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION LIES ON THE:
BANKS OF THE NILE
_________, who can become priests, oversee temples
that were devoted to music and dancing.
Women
WHAT ANIMALS WERE DOMESTICATED AND USED FOR
TRANSPORTATION?
DONKEY, CAMEL AND HORSE
oversees all religious ceremonies, giving
advice and performed healings.
Priests
During the old kingdom, they conquered Nubia to establish valuable trade centers with the presence of gold mines
City of Yam
in the afterlife, a person’s body ________
remained with his or her dead spirit.
During his reign, the famous pyramids of Giza
was realized
Khufu
These are people responsible for producing
goods and also deliver services to society.
Peasants
Primary exports of Egypt:
LGG PGS
- linen
- gold
- grain
- papyrus
- glass
- stone objects
preserve a number of important documents,
most notably the books of the Christians
Coptic
It is believed that they created a ___ which is
a predecessor of the modern-day ____. – the
canal of the pharaohs
Canal ; Suez Canal
Created to protect the body of the “godly” rulers of Egypt even beyond his/her death.
Pyramids
Egyptians established connections with different areas across
Levant, Libya, and Nubia.
According to Greek historian Herodotus, the
ancient civilization in Egypt is ________________
“gift by the river”
Egyptian society was structured like a _______
Pyramid
THE CIVILIZATION WAS DIVIDED IN FIVE MAJOR
HISTORICAL PERIODS
1) Old
2) Middle
3) New Kingdoms
4) First Intermediate Period
5) Second Intermediate Period
Lead processions during festivals carrying a shrine of the god and perform rituals
Priests
A symbol of power and position of pharaoh.
Pyramids
Thutmose III
Considered the greatest warrior pharaoh of
the civilization.
Appointed to run the Empire
Vizer
double
Ka
SOUTH ASIA NEAR INDIA, LOCATED AT INDUS RIVER
Indus Valley
Male students typically spent _____ to learn Egyptian writing
system
12 years OR MORE
Showcased mathematical and architectural knowledge that encompasses its period of history.
Pyramids
Narmer ruled over ______ and ______ Egypt to create the ________.
Upper and Lower; Egyptian Empire
Most of the scribes working for the?
government, priests, and the military.
People begin to settle in the Nile Valley. At first they _____ and ____ at around ______ BC
Hunt and Gather Food; 11,000 BC
Established land trade routes
caravans
also served as laborers doing much of the building and other laborious tasks.
Peasants
akh
spirit
mostly by the same farmers who till land near
the Nile, was needed by around 20,000 human forces.
Pyramids
The greatest foundation of any civilization to
live for a long time is __________
a constant supply of water
Establish important trade routes including the punt.
Hatshepsut
Egyptian Gold
Nub
Societal Structure in Egyptian Civilization
Pharaoh
Priest
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants
According to Greek historian _________________ the
ancient civilization in Egypt is “gift by the river”
Herodotus
Surrounded by_____ on all sides, nile become
ultra important for its survival.
Desert
The body will be embalmed, wrapped in linen, and placed in a tomb to be rested inside a pyramid
Mummification
simplified versions of heiro, mostly on
religious texts.
Hieratic
PERU, LOCATED AT THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGES
Inca
Establish important trade routes including the punt.
Hatshepsut
Oversees the process of the ceremony
on the mummification.
Priests
EGYPTIANS WERE SKILLED BOATMAKERS USING WOODEN FRAMES WHERE THEY TRANSPORT?
CATTLES, VEGETABLES, WOODS AND FISH.
Maritime trade routes
Mediterranean, and Red Sea
it was a series of city-states – like Heliopolis and Memphis in the north and Thebes in the south – which were all located in the _______________.
Banks of the Nile
The most known of its writing systems were adopted from Mesopotamia but with one added piece – ideograms.
hieroglyphics
God’s Land
Punt
Major sources of water came from two major tributaries
White Nile River ( Uganda and Lake Tana )
Blue Nile River ( Lake Victoria )
Indus Valley
SOUTH ASIA NEAR INDIA, LOCATED AT INDUS RIVER
THE PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION ROUTE.
NILE
City state in the South
Thebes
Is seasonal
Farming
Egyptian ruler’s death – transition to become gods.
Mummification
Uses of the Nile River
FGSEBP
* Freshwater: River wildlife for food
* Growing of crops
* Systematic irrigation
* Economic thru fishing and transportation
* Bricks for construction out of mud
* Papyrus on the riverside
Emphasized the importance of serving the Aten “sun god”
Akhenaten
soul
ba
the class system created a ______ and ______ society
stable and well-ordered
highly skilled laborers which include sculptors,
goldsmiths, jewelers, carpenters, leather workers, potters, weavers and metal smiths.
Artisans
They produced the statues, engravings,
and reliefs found in Egyptian temples,
tombs, and monuments.
Artisans
Mesopotamia
WESTERN ASIA AND NEAR MIDDLE EAST,
LOCATED AT TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
is a basic unit and cherished in the community
Family
Egyptian’s first trade contact was with _____ which influenced the development of
Mesopotamia; Egyptian art, religion, and culture.
Center of Economic Trade
Yam
They also pushed a trade expedition
with punt were traders brought home:
GIIL CFC
- gold
- ivory
- incense
- live animals
- cosmetics
- fragrant woods
- cinnamon
Egyptians expanded their ability to trade by reaching out through different kingdoms
by violence
was the chief political
Pharaoh
Religious leader of Egypt
Pharaoh
First of its kind was created during the reign of ____ during the old kingdom at Saqqara
Djoser
Khufu
During his reign, the famous pyramids of giza
was realized
City State in the North
Heliopolis and Memphis
Inca
PERU, LOCATED AT THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGES
Considered the greatest warrior pharaoh of
the civilization
Thutmose III
originated in delta regions, writing for
documents.
Demotic
Only ______ can enter the temple sanctuary,
were statues of the god are located.
Priests
Emphasized the importance of serving the Aten
“sun god”
Akhenaten
By ______ bc, ________ is among the first Egyptian kings to
conquer the city-states
3100; Narmer
WESTERN ASIA AND NEAR MIDDLE EAST,
LOCATED AT TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
Mesopotamia
