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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
?
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
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