Ancient Egypt (Mrs. Barca's Class)

Because of its iron ore deposits, Nubians moved their capital to which city?

The Red Land was the most fertile land in all of Egypt.

A well-respected job that required a person to learn how to read and record information was that of a ___________

At the location of Upper Egypt was the Nile Delta, where the Nile flowed into the Mediterranean Sea.

The papyrus plant allowed the Egyptians to make things like:

The four gifts of the Nile included:

_____ discovered how to read hieroglyphic writing

Egypt's deserts were referred to as the "Red Land," while the dark soil left on the banks of the Nile, the "Black Land."

The "Black Land," created by the annual flooding of the Nile, was important because:

When the growing season was over, what did farmers do?

When the body's organs were removed, they were put in ________

King Menes, who wore the double crown, is credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt.

Poor people were buried in the desert, not mummified.

Which of the following are things that Kush had that Egypt wanted?

Ramses II had 7 statues of himself, each 67 feet high, built in his own honor.

The symbol of a king wearing a false beard was to represent royal authority.

The Egyptians believed their kings were gods.

A _______ is a forced payment when nations, or conquered people were required to send yearly gifts to a pharaoh.

What is the name of the desert that is on both the east and west sides of the Nile?

An __________ is a skilled worker who practices a trade or handicraft.

The three seasons created by the Nile's flood cycle were:

The _______ was a symbol representing Upper Egypt

_____ is the buying and selling of goods and services.

Why are the walls of pharaohs' tombs important to historians?

The ____ was a life believed to continue after death.

Egyptian doctors learned about human anatomy by studying:

Luxury goods were necessities of life for Egyptians.

What was the correct social ordering of Egypt's social structure?

At six places on the Nile, steep cliffs and boulders force the water through narrow channels. These areas are called:

The Nile River is the longest river in the world.

What was discovered by French soldiers that gave Champollion the keys to reading hieroglyphic writing?

Which best defines the religion of the ancient Egyptians?

The Egyptian writing system in which pictorial symbols are used to stand for words and sounds is known as ______

Egyptians often pictured their gods as having a human body, and the head of an animal.

After embalming, the body became a _______

A ruler of ancient Egypt was also known as a _____

The Rosetta Stone, discovered in Rosetta, had how many tyes/styles of writing on it?

A ___ is a triangular shaped marsy wetland deposit where a river flows into the sea.

Where is Egypt located?

During the mummification process, Egyptians packed the body with a kind of salt, natron to moisturize the decaying body.

Lower Egypt was represented by the

Who was given credit for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?

The religion of the ancient Egyptians was:

What did the ancient Egyptians believe the afterlife would be like?

The Egyptians invented a calendar based on the moon and a star that was less accurate than the Babylonian calendar.

_____ was used to prevent the decay of a dead body by treating it with preservatives.

What was the name of the reed that grew in the marshes of the Nile that was very useful to the Egyptians?

Egyptians avoided building towns near the Nile because they wanted to :

A reed that grows along the Nile is called _____

The Book of the Dead was a book of hymns, prayers, magic spells, and descriptions of events in the afterlife.