Ancient Egypt

The #3 represents what city?

Which natural barrier made it impossible for people to travel by ship because of rocky rapids?

Kingdoms: highpoint in Egyptian power & prosperity

Pharaohs Achievements: became pharaoh at 9

Social Class: scribes

The main purpose of the _____ class was to help the pharaoh GOVERN Egypt

mother goddess of Egypt

The pharaoh relied on a ____, a system of offices & officials that handle the business of gov.

Kingdoms: period of political strength & cultural achievment

The head of a bureaucracy was the _______.

god of the underworld

The letter B reps which Nile River source that rushes down from present day Ethiopia?

Pharaohs Achievements: united upper & lower egypt, the 1st king

sun god

The #4 represents what city?

Social Class: merchants & artisans

Kingdoms: conquered land in Asia & Africa

How did Egyptians believe they would be chosen to go to the afterlife?

Large river delta because of the build up of silt

Which of the following did not act as a natural barrier for Egyptians?

The area colored red represents what area to the Ancient Egyptians?

Pharaohs Achievements: took advantage of the sea in war against the Phoenicians

The #3 represents what city?

What god chose who went to the afterlife?

Social Class: Farmers

The White & Blue Nile meet in present day ___, in ancient times this area is known as Nubia.

Which of the following was NOT a way the Egyptians used the Nile River?

The _____ formed their own social class outside of the pyramid of ancient Egyptians

The area colored black represents what area in Egypt?

The viziers sole purpose was to collect taxes which were in the form of ______.

Social Class: Noble & priests

The #1 represents what city?

Pharaohs Achievements: longest ruling female pharaoh

Which of the following does not describe the slaves of Egypt?

Which of the following is not true about Egyptian religion?

The Nile river begins in East Africa & flows 3,500 miles north where it's journey ends in the_.

The area colored brown represents what area in Egypt?

Pharaohs Achievements: last macedonian to rule egypt

Pharaohs Achievements: abu simbel

Pharaohs Achievements: had the great pyramid of Giza built

The #2 represents what city?

Who was seen as a god king with absolute power

Kingdoms: Literature & art flourished

Which of the following cities did we label with a star, representing the capital of Egypt?

A narrow valley lined with cliffs that is UPSTREAM from the Med Sea.

The letter A represents which river source of the Nile River that flows from Lake Victoria?

The ____ class was the largest social class in Egypt

The egyptians were similar to the Sumerians bc they were ___ & worshipped 100s of gods

Kingdoms: built a system of canals to help with irrigation

Kingdoms: the great sphinx was completed