Unit 3 - Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Nile River

Answer 1

river Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea

Question 2

irrigation system

Answer 2

way of supplying water to an area of land

Question 3

natural barriers

Answer 3

deserts, mountains, or bodies of water that create barriers from invasion

Question 4

mummification

Answer 4

embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

Question 5

hieroglyphs

Answer 5

ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

Question 6

Tutankhamun (King Tut)

Answer 6

Egyptian pharaoh, he died while still a young king. The discovery of his tomb in 1922 has taught archaeologists much about Egyptian culture.

Question 7

polytheistic

Answer 7

Believing in many gods and goddesses

Question 8

afterlife

Answer 8

life after death

Question 9

silt

Answer 9

rich dirt left by the yearly flood of the Nile

Question 10

Delta

Answer 10

A landform where a river splits off into a number of streams that fan out over an area of fertile soil

Question 11

papyrus

Answer 11

A reed plant that grew along the Nile and was used to make baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper

Question 12

Menes

Answer 12

An Egyptian king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt in the Old Kingdom

Question 13

Egyptian Social Classes

Answer 13

Shaped like a pyramid; Pharaoh at the top, then priests and nobles, then traders, followed by artisans, shopkeepers and scribes in the middle, then farmers and herders, then unskilled workers at the bottom

Question 14

pyramids

Answer 14

monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs.

Question 15

Ramses II (Ramses the Great)

Answer 15

Fought the Hittites and signed peace treaty; Built many temples at Abu Simbel and Luxor

Question 16

Upper Egypt

Answer 16

on a map of Ancient Egypt, this would have been located in the south due to elevation

Question 17

Lower Egypt

Answer 17

on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the north due to elevation

Question 18

Rosetta Stone

Answer 18

A stone discovered that enabled historians to decode hieroglyphs.

Question 19

Imhotep

Answer 19

Name of the architect who designed the modern pyramid during the Old Kingdom

Question 20

Khufu

Answer 20

king responsible for the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza

Question 21

animism

Answer 21

Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a spirit and conscious life.

Question 22

corvee system

Answer 22

labor tax system

Question 23

Three major time periods of Ancient Egypt

Answer 23

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

Question 24

Mentuhotep I

Answer 24

Egyptian pharaoh in the Middle Kingdom who REUNITING Upper and Lower Egypt

Question 25

Hyksos

Answer 25

a group of nomadic invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C; successful invasion because of advanced technology and two-wheeled chariots

Question 26

Two-Wheeled Chariots

Answer 26

Better for maneuvering; introduced by Hyksos

Question 27

Amose of Thebes

Answer 27

Drove out Hyksos at end of 2nd Intermediate Period

Question 28

Thutmose III

Answer 28

“Napoleon of Egypt;” Altered pyramid temples at Karnak; introduced hypostyle hall

Question 29

Amenhotep IV changed his name to…

Answer 29

Akhenaten

Question 30

Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten

Answer 30

Introduced monotheism to ancient Egypt; moved capital to Amarna

Question 31

3rd Intermediate Period

Answer 31

End of Egyptian Kingship - end of Ancient Egyptian Empire

Question 32

Sphinx

Answer 32

A mythical Egyptian beast with the body of a lion and the head of a human or animals; often lined the paths to temples, homes, and tombs

Question 33

Obelisk

Answer 33

A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top