Module 4 Quiz!

The first hieroglyphics were written on stone but eventually the Egyptians learned how to make ________ to write on.

In 2050 BC a pharaoh defeated local elites and established the Middle Kingdom and stability lasted for about 300 years.

Early Egyptians believed the Pharaoh (Menes) acted as a mediator between people and Gods.

The Egyptians created 2 calendars and both were based off of the lunar cycle.

The Rosetta stone made translation of hieroglyphics possible.

Much of the Egyptian religion focused on the afterlife or life after death.

Piankhi believed the Gods wanted him to rule all of Egypt.By the time he died in 716 BC, the Kushites controlled Egypt.

In 1200 BC ____ fought the Hittites for years and they faced threats in other parts of the empire as well.

Religious leaders made, approved, and enforced laws and people did not have the ability to practice their own religion.

_______ tried to restore old Egyptian practices and culture that faded during Egypt’s period of weakness.

Egypt was called

A Kushite village leader took control and created the Kush Kingdom with a capital of Kerma.

Menes built a capital called ________ along the southern tip of the Nile delta.

Egypt traded stones and metal to Syria in return for wood.

The most famous leader of the Old Kingdom was seen as cruel but took care of his people. Many monuments were built.

As the Egyptian population grew and the empire became more complex, people had a separation of labor.

_______ and ________ remained on the bottom of the social pyramid and were the largest population wise.

Social Heirachy:Pharaoh> Priests and Nobles>Scribes and Craftspeople>Farmers and Servants >Slaves

_______ was the Egyptians writing system that was one of the world’s first hand writing systems.

In around 1500 BC, _______ rose to power and defeated the Hyksos and became ruler of Egypt starting the New Kingdom

During the New Kingdom conquest and trade brought a lot of debt to the pharaohs.

After the embalming process, they created mummies wrapping their bodies in cloth.

At the end of the Old Kingdom, Nobles challenged pharaohs for power and by 2200 BC ruled locally throughout Egypt.

As the Kush army grew stronger, Egypt feared an invasion. _________sent an army to take control of Kush in 1500 BC.

The few slaves were at the bottom and were criminals or war prisoners. They could earn their rights and freedom.

The decline of Kush was due to: was cattle farming,rise of Aksum, a new trade hub along the Red Sea, and iron ore.

People filled tombs with objects to fulfill the afterlife & keep the “Ka” supplied with what it needed to survive.

Rough and fast moving pockets of water in the Nile are called

In 700 BC ________ seized on Egypts weakness and attacked and by 751 BC he had conquered Upper Egypt.

Meroe became a huge trade network. They sent goods down the Nile where merchants carried goods to trade.

In paintings their heads and legs are always seen straight on while upper bodies and shoulders are shown from the side.

Pharaohs and elites are bigger than others in paintings.

Due to the invasion by the "Ka", the Egyptians decided to take over all possible invasion points to bolster their def.

The slaves from the Kushite Kingdom were forced to be domestic servants and soldiers in the Pharoah’s army.

South of Egypt, a group of people settled in Nubia. These Africans created the Kingdom of Kush.

_____were middle class workers who were under priests and nobles. They did not pay taxes which increased their wealth

In 1922, ______________tomb was unearthed and was filled with treasures, robes, ivory statues, etc.

Chariots kept Kush safe for many years from the Egyptian kingdom from the north.

Egypt created a professional army after the Middle Kingdom. They received money and gold as payment.

Pharaoh means priests or nobleman.

80% of the Old Kingdom population were elite rich nobles.

King________ made Christianity the official religion of Aksum.

Some women had jobs outside of their home as priestesses, artists, in the government. Women also could also own land.

The Egyptians believed that temples were homes of the Gods.

Egyptians wrote religious texts such as ___________ about the afterlife.

Queen Hatshepsut worked hard to increase trade, sending them as far north and south as possible to trade.

Ancient Egypt was split into 2 regions, Upper and Lower Egypt.

Natural geographical features made Egypt easy to invade. (Desert land, Red Sea, and cataracts along the Nile)

Burial chambers were deep inside pyramids and after Pharoh’s burials they sealed the room with enormous blocks.