Download Checkpoint Reading Questions (at the end of reading sections)

WORLD HISTORY BASICS
Due Monday
Ch 2.3/4 – Egypt (pg 44)
Chapter Definitions For the following words, please DEFINE and USE IN A SENTENCE
1)cataract
6)mummification
2)dynasty
7)hieroglyphics
3)pharaoh
8)papyrus
4)bureaucracy
9)decipher
5)vizier
Checkpoint Reading Questions (at the end of reading sections)
1)How did the yearly floods of the Nile influence life in Ancient Egypt?
2)How was the Egyptian government structured during the Old Kingdom?
3)What role did Egyptian conquest of others play during Egypt’s New Kingdom?
4)Which details about the Egyptian gods show the importance of agriculture to Egyptian society?
5)How did mummification reflect Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife?
6)Which social class grew in size as a result of trade and warfare?
1)What was the main accomplishment of King Menes about 3100 B.C.?
2)Although the Hyksos conquered the Egyptians for roughly 100 years, what important things did the
Egyptians learn from the Hyksos?
3)What was unique about Pharaoh Hatshepsut?
4)What was Pharaoh Thutmose III known for?
5)How did the conquests during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II affect Egyptian art?
6)Why do you think the Egyptians (and other civilizations) felt the sun god, Ra, was the main god?
7)What radical thing did Pharaoh Akhenaton do to Egyptian religion?
8)How did Howard Carter make Pharaoh Tutankhamen famous?
9)Why is Jean Francois Champollion important to Egyptian history?
Miscellaneous Questions
1)What role did pyramids serve?
2)What was the purpose of the “Book of the Dead?”