SS Ancient Egypt lesson 3

Question 1

_______________is journey undertaken for a specific purpose

Answer 1

expedition

Question 2

The Old Kingdom of Egypt came to an end around 2000 BC and was replaced by new rulers whose empire was called the ________________

Answer 2

Middle Kingdom

Question 3

To the South of Egypt was the wealthy kingdom of ___________, which had important gold mines

Answer 3

Nubia

Question 4

The ____________________were skilled in warfare

Answer 4

Hyksos

Question 5

List 3 new warfare techniques of technology that the people in 4 brought to Egypt

Answer 5

horses and chariots, bronze weapons, and sturdy bows

Question 6

Who was founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty that established the ———————- It was during this reign that Egypt was liberated from Hyksos rule

Answer 6

Ahmose and the new kingdom

Question 7

_________________was a wealthy kingdom that controlled trade routes with other African kingdoms

Answer 7

Kush

Question 8

list five items the kingdom of Kush traded

Answer 8

ebony, ivory, animal skins, copper, gold

Question 9

What is the longest river in the world

Answer 9

Nile

Question 10

In which direction does the Nile river flow?

Answer 10

South to North

Question 11

In which body of water does the Nile River flow?

Answer 11

Mediterranean Sea

Question 12

What hemisphere is the Nile River located?

Answer 12

Northern

Question 13

What type of land surrounds the Nile River?

Answer 13

Desert

Question 14

What is the term for the triangular-shaped area of marshy land at the mouth of the river?

Answer 14

Delta

Question 15

a fertile flat land at the mouth of the river

Answer 15

Delta

Question 16

Farmers harvested their crops

Answer 16

spring

Question 17

Farmers planted their crops in the

Answer 17

fall

Question 18

What did Egyptians use to measure floods

Answer 18

nileometer

Question 19

Egyptian farmers used a ____________to get water from the Nile

Answer 19

shadoof

Question 20

The joining together of separate parts into one

Answer 20

unification

Question 21

Refers to “Great Palace”

Answer 21

Pharoah

Question 22

Preserved bodies of the dead

Answer 22

mummification

Question 23

huge stone structures

Answer 23

pyramids

Question 24

Egyptians writing system

Answer 24

hieroglyphics

Question 25

Reed plant that they used to write on

Answer 25

papyrus

Question 26

A ________________is the way a country manages its resources to produce goods and services

Answer 26

Economy

Question 27

Which Pharoah built the Great Pyramid

Answer 27

Khufu

Question 28

__________________figured out how to read hieroglyphics

Answer 28

Jean Champollion

Question 29

Which crown represented unification of Egypt

Answer 29

The Double Crown

Question 30

Who was the first Pharoah of Egypt?

Answer 30

Menes

Question 31

When was King Tut discovered?

Answer 31

November 26, 1922

Question 32

Who discovered King Tut?

Answer 32

Howard Carter

Question 33

Who defeated the Hykos and began the New Kingdom of Egypt?

Answer 33

Ahmose 1

Question 34

The great woman pharoah

Answer 34

Hatshepsut

Question 35

He was the father of King TUT

Answer 35

Akhematon

Question 36

The boy king

Answer 36

King TUTamkhamum

Question 37

he was a great ruler and ruled for 67 years

Answer 37

Ramses II

Question 38

Pharoah of Egypt and built beautiful buildings

Answer 38

Amenhotep I

Question 39

What is a steep rapid in a river?

Answer 39

cataract

Question 40

A triangle shaped pyramid that shows rank of people in its society

Answer 40

Social Pyramid

Question 41

The economy of Egypt was based on ____________

Answer 41

farming

Question 42

At one time Egypt was divided into two parts Northern Egypt was called ____________and ____________Egypt was located in the South

Answer 42

Lower and upper

Question 43

The Egyptians brought water to their fields by using irrigation _______________

Answer 43

canals

Question 44

The Egyptians used a device to lift the water into their fields

Answer 44

shadoff

Question 45

What animal is on the double crown of unified Egypt?

Answer 45

Cobra

Question 46

The _________________was the time when Egypts pharaoh build unity in the country. It lasted from 2700 to 2200.

Answer 46

Old Kingdom

Question 47

King Memes built the capital city at

Answer 47

Memphis

Question 48

The Egyptians believed in many gods. This meant they were

Answer 48

polytheistic

Question 49

The most important Egyptian god was ______

Answer 49

Ra, the sun god