Transcript Ancient Egypt Review

Ancient Egypt Review
The Nile River’s yearly floods made the Nile
valley lush and green. Ancient farmers turned
the Nile valley into a productive agricultural
region. True or False?
TRUE
The Nile river flows over …
A. 4,000 miles
B. 700 Miles
C. 40,000 Miles
A. 4,000 Miles
What do you call the tiny bits of soil
and rock the Nile carries that makes
land fertile?
Silt
The Nile forms a fan shaped
delta. What is a delta?
A very fertile flat land made of silt left behind as
a river drains into a larger body of water.
Upper Egypt is located to the North
and Lower Egypt to the South. True
or false?
False
What has Egypt often been
called?
The Gift of the Nile
What is irrigation mean?
Watering of land by means of canals or pipes.
Unification is the joining of separate
parts into one. What was the name of the
king who unified upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
What were some of the responsibilities
of local leaders? (Area Governors)
They were in charge of collecting taxes in their
areas and served as local judges.
The area governors reported to
the pharaoh’s headquarters in…
Memphis
Rah
What do you call the way a country
manages money and resources for the
production of goods and services?
Economy
What was the system of writing
called in Ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
Who were scribes and what did they
do?
They were the writers who recorded
taxes collected and records of building
projects and things of that nature.
What is papyrus?
A reed plant that grows along the Nile used to make paper.
Why was the Rosetta stone such
an important find?
It solved the mystery of Hieroglyphics
True or false: The Rosetta stone
was found by a British Soldier
False, It was a French Soldier
Which pharaoh was the biggest of all
pyramids constructed for?
Khufu
What was the new capital of
Egypt called?
Thebes
What was one of the kingdoms we
read about located to the south that
was thriving due to gold and trade?
Nubia
Who was Ahmose? What did he
do?
King who defeated the Hyksos using copies
of their own weapons and chariots
What is an empire?
A group of lands and people ruled by one
government
Give me two facts about Kush
• They controlled rich trade routes to other
African kingdoms
• Traded things such as ebony, leopard skins,
and elephant ivory
Give three facts about
Hatshepsut
•She expanded trade
•Her stepson was too young to rule so she took his place
•She ruled as a female king
What do you call a group of people that go
on a trip for a set reason?
Expedition
Provide three facts about King
tut
What is slavery?
The practice of one person owning another
The middle kingdom is known as a time
when Egypt increased contact and trade
with other cultures (True or False?)
True
Explain the mummification
process
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers from the same family
What are nobles?
People from rich and powerful families
Who was Ramses?
• A great pharaoh from the time of the
New Kingdom of Egypt
• Defended Egypt against enemies
• Had several large building projects
constructed.
Kush provided Egypt with slaves, Gold,
Stone, ebony and ivory (True Or False)
TRUE
The End