Finals Flashcards
fWhere is Egypt located?
Northeastern corner of Africa
What did Herodotus call Egypt?
The gift of Nile
What is the heartland of Egypt?
Nile River Valley and Delta
What is the Egyptian currency called
Egyptian Pound
What is the religion of Egyptians
Polytheistic
What is the dominating religion of Egyptians
Muslim
What is the official language of Egypt
Arabic
What was the most important crop to Egyptians
Grain
What are the three seasons in ancient Egyptian farming?
Akhet, Peret, Shemu
What does Akhet, Peret, and Shemu mean and when do they occur?
Akhet - The Inundation (June-Sept)
Peret - The Growing Season (Oct-Feb)
Shemu - The Harvesting Season (March-May)
What does Akhet mean and when do they occur?
The Inundation (June-Sept)
What does Peret mean and when does it occur?
The Growing Season (Oct-Feb)
What does Shemu mean and when does it occur?
The Harvesting Season (March-May)
This is a machine Egyptians used to move water from canals
Shaduf
What animals did the Egyptians keep?
Cattle, goats, pigs, ducks, cows, geese
True or false: The pharaoh got the rich peasants to do the farm work on the rich lands
True
What did the Egyptians bind into the bandages to treat inflammation?
Willow leaves
Enumerate the hieroglyphic numbers
1-9 : stroke
10 : inverted u/hobble for cattle
100 : coil of rope
1000 : lotus plant
10, 000: finger
100, 000: frog
1, 000, 000: a god raising his arms above his head
What is a curved blade used for cutting and harvesting grain, such as wheat and barley
Sickle
A long balancing pole with a weight on one end and a bucket on the other
Shadoof
True or false: The Egyptians invented medical surgery
True
The Egyptians combined soot with a lead mineral called __ to create a black ointment known as __. (Egyptian makeup)
Galena; kohl
What is the North and South of Egypt called?
Memphis and Thebes
What did the ancient Egyptians use to make black ink?
Bee wax, soot, vegetable gum
What does meso mean
middle
Mesoamerica comprise of what modern-day countries?
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
They believed that the will and actions of the Gods could be read in stars, moon, and planets
Mayans
True or false: The Mayans believed in the geocentric model
True
What did Mayans associate Venus with?
War
What temple is designed to observe equinoxes
Chichen Itza