Front Flashcards
The Nile river is the worlds longest river. It has ______ in the southern part (or upper Egypt) which serves as a natural barrier. This is because ______ couldn’t attack from the south.
Cataracts
Invaders
Four reasons civilizations began in the Nile River Valley
Fresh water
Trade/transportation
Irrigation
Provided rich soil
Where the Nile river fans out (fanning out like a flowers blossom) is called the ______serves as a natural barrier because it offered no safe _____ to invade approaching from the Mediterranean.
Delta
Parts
One other natural barrier in Egypt that discouraged invaders approaching from the west was….
The one from the east was…..
Sahara desert
Eastern Desert
Why were Egypts annual floods welcomed?
Difference from Mesopotamian flooding?
Egypts was predictable and welcomed and gave dark rich soil
Meso. was unpredictable and violent
What were hieroglyphics?
How was it different them cuneiform?
A writing language based on picture symbols.
Cuneiform was wedge shaped writing
Who united Egypt (& wore a double crown symbolizing this?)
What city did he establish?
King Narmar (Menes)
Memphis
Egypts society was divided into social classes. Who was at the top?
At the bottom?
The pharaoh
Unskilled workers, slaves, prisoners of war, people in debt.
How did people view pharaohs?
They thought they were sons and daughters of gods who must be obeyed.
Why did pharaohs hold so much power?
They were considered children of Re.
Egyptians were polytheistic which means they believed in many gods and goddesses. Their main god was __ the ___ god
Re
Sun
Egyptians had a strong belief in afterlife. Because of this, they wanted to preserve the pharaohs body. They did this process called:
Embalming
During the embalming process, Egyptians learned a lot about the human body and became the 1st human specialists in:
Medicine
Why were pyramids built?
They were built as tombs for pharaohs. After they pAssed it protected them from wild animals.
For whom was the Great Pyramid built for?
King Khufu
