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Chapter 4 Study Guide
1. Name the two important regions of Egypt.
Upper Egypt (southern), Lower Egypt (northern)
2. Explain why the geography of Egypt was important for many reasons.
Water, fertile soil, protection from invasions
3. How did Egyptian civilization develop?
Farming, into villages, into cities
4. Name the 5 pharaohs we mentioned and why they were important to Egyptian history.
Ramses – Great warrior and leader, fought the Hittites for many years
Menes – 1st pharaoh of Egypt
King Tut – Became pharaoh at age 9, pyramid was discovered by Howard Carter
Queen Hatshepsut - 1st female pharaoh
Khufu - Known for his monuments and had the Great Pyramid built
5. Explain Egyptian religion.
Believed in many gods, afterlife, and mummified bodies, ka
6. How was Egypt able to build pyramids?
Taxes
7. How did the geography of Nubia change over time and why?
It became more desert-like because of overgrazing of cattle.
8. Who brought the Kushite Dynasty to their end? Assyrians
Vocabulary:
Canals: Controlled the flow of the water and brought water to the fields.
Cataracts: Rapids along a river.
Delta: A triangle shaped area of soil deposited by a river.
Dynasty: A series of rulers from the same family.
Hieroglyphics: Egyptian picture writing.
Ka: A spirit that left the Egyptian body when a person died.
Memphis: Capital city built on the southern tip of the Nile delta.
Middle Kingdom: A period of order and stability in Ancient Egypt.
Nile River: Longest river in the world. Also called “the giver of life”.
Old Kingdom: The time of pyramid building in ancient Egypt.
Papyrus: Paper-like materials made from reeeds.
Pharaohs: Egyptian kings.
Rosetta Stone: A stone of three languages that helped historians understand hieroglyphics.
Scribes: Writers
Sphinx: Body of a lion and head of a man.