History T4 Flashcards
Ancient Egypt!
How many seasons are there each year for the Nile in Egypt?
3
(SHOMU (Mar-May), AKHET (Jun-Oct), PROYET (Nov-Feb) )
What happens for the Nile during the season of SHOMU?
Harvest Season
What happens for the Nile during the season of AKHET?
Innundation
What happens for the Nile during the season of PROYET?
Growing Season
What is the Green Land?
It is the fertile land around the Nile River - Kemet in Egyptian
What is the Red land?
Desert around Egypt - Deshret in Egyptian
Around how many levels were there in the Egyptian social society?
There were around 5 levels
(Royalty, Nobles and Officers of State, Professionals, Artisans, Peasants and Labourers/Slaves)
Was everyone equal in Egypt?
No. There were different levels/social classes that sort of defined who they were. The rich and royalty were at the top, while the slaves were right at the bottom.
What percentage of population are in the first 2 levels of Egyptian social class? (Rich and Royalty)
Around 1-2%
What is the percentage of the rest of population isn’t in the first 2 levels of Egyptian social classes?
Around 98%
What was the name of the God of the Nile River
Hapi
What is the Pharaohs job?
Write some dot points of what they had to do and check how many you got right.
The Pharaohs main job is to keep life in balance, though they need a large team of officials to help do this. They have many earthy and divine responsibilities including:
EARTHY: (For the people)
- Make laws and decisions
- Command and control the Army
- Order tax collection
- Protect the people and keep peace and order
- manage building, mining, trade
DIVINE: (Religious)
- Act as chief priest
- Keep the Gods happy
- Build Temples
- Perform Religious duties
What was the Pharoah seen as?
A king and a God
What are the two types of responsibilities that the Pharoah has?
Earthy, and Divine
How do Egyptians typically draw their Pharoahs?
Usually half animal half human, or half human half god, or
True or False:
The Egyptians had one God that they followed
False
How many Gods were there?
The Egyptians were part of a divine (holy) family with around 10 main Gods - different people preferred certain Gods over others
True or False:
The Egyptians had a belief of the afterlife
True
Why did Egyptians mummify those who passed away?
So they would be prepared to live in the afterlife
Why did people and Pharaohs get buried with many different items?
So they would have everything they needed to live in the afterlife
True of False:
Everyone’s spirit who travelled to the afterlife is called Ba
True
Why were pyramids built?
To protect the bodies of the Pharoahs
True or False:
Pyramid have secret chambers
True
True or False:
Egyptian Pyramids are booby-trapped
False - it is made up in the movies
