Transcript Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt
Review Game
What continent was
Egypt located on?
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Africa
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The most powerful
person in Ancient
Egypt was the…
Pharaoh
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What was the name of the
river that they settled
by?
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The Nile
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The pharaoh was the ruler
of all of Egypt. He was
responsible for which of
these things?
• owned all the land
• collected taxes
• defended Egypt against
foreigners
• religious leader
The pharaoh was the -------and --------- leader of
Egypt.
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• Political
• Financial
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What kind of climate
would ancient Egypt
have had?
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Hot and dry
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What kind of map shows
boundaries and nearby
countries, cities or
towns?
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political map
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Name three neighboring
countries of Egypt – that
touch a border with Egypt.
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–Libya
–Israel
–Jordan
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How did the
earliest Egyptians
bury their dead?
In small pits
What kept
the bodies
preserved?
Hot, dry sand
Later the Egyptians
buried their dead in
coffins to protect them
from
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Wild animals
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What happened to the
bodies that were in the
coffins that were not
exposed to the hot, dry
sand of the desert?
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They decayed
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When a body has been
embalmed and
wrapped in strips of
linen this is called?
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Mummification
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Egyptians believed that the
dead body should be
preserved as life-like as
possible, so they
developed a method of
Embalming
The Ancient Egyptians
believed that the gods and
goddesses provided --------and -------------- with in
Egypt.
• Peace
• Harmony
Some gods and
goddesses took part in
• Creation
• Bringing the flood
• Offering protection
• Caring for people
when they died
Something that is
available in an area, like
trees, gold, oil, iron ... is
called a
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A natural resource
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Why were the
pyramids built?
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A final resting place
for the pharaoh.
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How many pyramids
are known about in
Egypt?
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80
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Who's pyramid was
known as "The Great
Pyramid"?
Khufu
When was the pharaoh's
pyramid planned?
• at the beginning of his
reign
Most of the pyramid
workers were
• Farmers
When did most of the
workers work on
building the pyramids?
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During the flood season
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How long did it take to
build a pyramid?
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20 years
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What was the most
important thing in the
daily lives of the
Egyptians?
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The Nile and its fertile
ground.
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What did the yearly
flooding of the Nile
bring?
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–enriched soil
–good harvest
–wealth to the land
–water
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Where were the largest
pyramids found?
Giza
What is the black land
called that was left after
the Nile flooded?
• Silt
• Soil
A place where nothing grows
is called?
barren
A portion of the farmer’s
crop was used to pay the
pharaoh his --------.
Taxes or tribute
Precious metals and semiprecious stones were found
where?
In the desert
The name of the Pharaoh's
spirit was called his ------.
His ka.