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Economics/Kush

Pharaohs

This pharaoh is best know for his Great Pyramid at

Giza.

Who is Khufu?

She is well known for expanding

trade, as well as being one of the

few female pharaohs.

Who is Hatshepsut?

He is best known for his military

conquests, as well as having 100

wives and 100+ children!

Who is Ramses II?

The pharaohs of Egypt were

believed to be these.

What are gods?

These words would describe the type of

government they had in ancient

Egypt.

What are monarchy & theocracy?

This social class had jobs such as

advising the pharaoh, being the

chief judge and collecting taxes.

Who are the government

officials?

This social class received the least respect & wealth,

but all other classes depended

on them.

Who are the peasants?

By going to school for 12 years and enduring strict discipline, an

Egyptian peasant or artisan could raise their status by becoming this.

What is a scribe?

This social class lived is houses only 10 yards long and despite their skill did not get much

respect.

Who are the artisans?

This group was considered upper class

and did jobs such as embalming bodies,

healing and taking care of temples.

Who are the priests?

These were goods the Egyptians

exported.

What are grains (wheat/barley), linen & beer?

These were goods Egyptians imported

from Kush.

What are gold, iron & leather?

These are goods Egypt imported

from Central Africa.

What are slaves, timber & ivory?

This is what happens when there is a high demand and

low supply of a good.

What is the price increases?

These are the reasons for Egypt

and Kush’s complicated relationship.

What is:

Sometimes they traded and were peaceful, BUT

other times they conquered each other

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The religion of the Egyptians was

based in a belief in these.

What are multiple gods?

This is another word for the belief in multiple gods.

What is polytheism?

The government & religion of ancient

Egypt were connected because

of this.

What is the belief that the pharaohs

were gods?

Egyptians left this organ in the body when embalming

because they thought it would be weighed

as judgment.

What is the heart?

Egyptians were often buried with things their spirit, or ka, could use

in the afterlife. A person wasn’t buried in

coffins, but this.

What is a sarcophagus?

The Egyptians’ and

Mesopotamians’ religion had this in

common.

What is polytheism (belief in multiple

gods)?

Both the Egyptians and Mesopotamians

used this to get water to their

farms.

What are irrigation systems?

Both ancient Mesopotamians & Egyptians settled

by this type of physical feature.

What is a river?

The Egyptians & Mesopotamians

shared these forms of government.

What are a monarchy & a

theocracy?

Egyptians believed their leaders were

gods, but Mesopotamians believed this.

What is their rulers were chosen

by the gods?

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The social classes showed us many differences, but what

are some things ALL Egyptians had in common?

-Relied on the Nile River

-Lived by the Nile River

-Worshipped the same gods/goddesses

-Had to obey the pharaoh