Lexie Flashcards
Egypt
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
Northward.
Which part of Egypt is known as Upper and Lower?
Upper Egypt is in the southern area, and Lower Egypt is in the northern area.
What does the Nile provide for Egypt?
Floods causing fertile soil, water for irrigation and drinks, fish for food, transportation, trade, and mud bricks for building.
Who was at the top of the social classes? Who was at the very bottom?
Pharaoh was at the top, who ruled the kingdom, and pheasants/slaves were at the bottom, who had no job or worked for other people with no pay.
What were pyramids used for?
Pyramids were used for the tombs of important people. They were where embalming happened.
How did Egyptians believe to get into the afterlife?
Egyptians believed that only good people could go into the afterlife and would have to go through a specific process to get there. First, they would mummify the person and then put in possessions as well as daily needs, believing that they will need them in the afterlife.
What is the definition of hieroglyph?
A picture representing an object, sound, or idea that was part of the ancient Egyptian writing system.
What does dynasty mean?
A series of rulers form the same family
Is the Nile Delta on the north side of the River or in the south of it?
The Nile Delta is north of the Nile
What city are the Great Pyramids in?
Giza, Egypt
Does the Nile lead into the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea?
The Mediterranean Sea
What are materials that Egyptians used?
Copper, silver, gold, flax, linen, limestone, mud, and crops
What is a pharaoh?
An ancient Egyptian ruler
Why was the Rosetta Stone important?
It helped us learn what ancient hieroglyphics meant
Who was Hatsheput?
The first female ancient Egyptian ruler.
