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 milesB. 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

It was believed that the Pharaoh was a child of the sun god. Who was the sun

God?

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.

It solved the mystery of Hieroglyphics

Why was the Rosetta stone such an important find?

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