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Ancient Egypt Study Guide
Essential Question: What factors made Egypt a powerful and prosperous civilization?
4.1 Geography of Egypt: How did Egypt’s location influence its development?
A) Map of Egypt describe the geographic features of the region (Upper Egypt vs.
Lower Egypt, bodies of water, natural protection barriers, fertile valleys)
B) Describe the gifts of the Nile (see foldable)
C) Discuss Egypt’s trade economy and how it transformed from a farming economy to the
wealthiest civilization of its time
D) Important Vocabulary: delta, silt, irrigation, papyrus, luxury
4.2 Egyptian Society: What effects did power and social class have on the lives of Ancient
Egyptians?
A) Important Pharaohs Menes/Narmer; Hatshepsut; Tutankhamen; Amenhotep
IV/Akhenaten; Ramses II
B) Know what each of the above pharaohs is known for and their legacies/contributions to
Egypt
C) Egyptian Social Pyramid similarities and differences from Mesopotamia; know the
various jobs and roles in society, and their importance to the civilization
D) Religion of Ancient EgyptMyth of Osiris and Isis; belief system (mummification, burial
tombs, pyramids, weighing of the heart)
E) Important Vocabulary: polytheism, sarcophagus, mummification, pharaoh, dynasty, vizier,
peasants
4.3 Egyptian Innovations and Contributions: How did the innovations of ancient Egypt
impact its neighbors and future civilizations?
A) Hieroglyphics
* What is a cartouche?
* How did writing help advance Egyptian civilization?
B) Pyramids
* What is the purpose of the pyramids?
* How were pyramids protected?
C) Rosetta Stone
* What is it?
* Why is this such an important discovery?
D) King Tut’s Tomb
* What can we learn from this tomb?
* Why is this tomb so famous?
E) Math and Medicine
* How is Egyptian math similar to our system?
* What impact did their math and medicine have on today’s society?
F) Calendar based on star appearing above Nile River to predict flooding
G) Papyrus
* Why is this an important contribution to ancient Egypt, as well as today’s world?
H) Mythology
* What can we learn about the ancient Egyptians from their mythology?
I) Important Vocabulary: hieroglyphics, cartouche, pyramid, myth