Ancient Egypt Review

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Ancient Egypt Review 1. What is a dynasty? A
series of rulers from the same family 2. What two
important regions in Ancient Egypt did the Nile
River flow through? Upper Egypt and Lower
Egypt 3. Why did Herodotus call Egypt the Gift
of the Nile? The Nile River supplied water,
fertile soil, and life to the region.
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4. Who do historian believe united Upper and
Lower Egypt and became its first
pharaoh? Menes 5. What does the pharaohs double
crown symbolize? Rule over both Upper and Lower
Egypt 6. What is a delta? A triangular shaped
area of land
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7. Why were cataracts both helpful and harmful to
ancient Egypt? Cataracts protected Egypt from
invaders, but made sailing on the river
difficult 8. The application of scientific
knowledge for practical purposes is the
definition of Engineering 9. Why were tombs
filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures? To
provide the dead with treasures in the afterlife
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10. How was Egypt able to afford to build
pyramids and temples? Taxes 11. What were
canopic jars used for? To store the liver,
stomach, lungs, and intestines 12. What is the
ka? A persons life force or soul
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13. The kingdom during which the pyramids were
built was the_____________. Old Kingdom 14. Who
was the falcon-headed god? Horus 15. How were
wealthy Egyptians buried? Bodies were preserved
as mummies 16. What job did most people do in
Egypt? farm
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17. What are nobles? People from rich and
powerful families 18. Who was the most famous
pharaoh of the Old Kingdom? Khufu 19. Why were
pyramids built to be grand? To show the
importance of the pharaoh 20. What are
pyramids? Tombs
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21. Who would the people of Egypt blame if the
crops did not grow? The pharaoh 22. Who was the
jackal-headed god of the dead? Anubis 23.
According to the Egyptians, who was the creator
of the world? Ptah 24. What is embalming? A
process to preserve bodies to keep them from
decaying
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25. Who did the Egyptians believe was both a king
and a god? The pharaoh 26. What kingdom was
Egypts period of glory? The New Kingdom 27. Who
drove the Hyksos out of Egypt? Ahmose 28. Which
subjects were studied in schools? Morals,
writing, math, and sports
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29. Who could Pharaoh call upon to build temples,
pyramids, mine gold, or fight in the
army? Farmers 30. What rights did women? Own
property, make contracts, divorce their
husbands 31. Who made statues, furniture,
pottery, jewelry, and shoes? Artisans
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32. What is Ramses the Great best remembered
for? A great military leader and general 33. What
is Queen Hatshepsut best remembered for? Trade
and building monuments and temples 34. What did
most boys do at the age of 14? Go to work with
their fathers 35. Where did the Hyksos come
from? Southwest Asia
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36. What type of time period was the Middle
Kingdom? A period of order and stability 37. How
were Egyptian soldiers paid? Land or treasures
captured in war 38. What is a sphinx? An
imaginary creature 39. What did scribes
write? Tax and marriage records, religious and
literary texts, stories, and poems
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40. Which Pharaoh is known for building huge
temples at Luxor, Abu Simbel, and
Karnak? Ramses 41. How are people shown in
Egyptian paintings? Upper bodies are straight on,
heads and legs are seen from the side 42. What
are hieroglyphics? Egyptian writing system
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43. How did the Rosetta Stone help historians? It
was a key to hieroglyphics 44. Why is King
Tutankhamen important? His tomb contained many
items of gold and precious stones 45. What did
Egyptian artists paint upon? Wood, plaster,
pottery, papyrus, and canvas