Download Lesson 2 Study Guide The Kingdoms of Egypt

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Social Studies Study Guide
Chapter 3: The Nile River Valley
Lesson 2: The Kingdoms of Egypt
Matching
Directions: Match the term on the left with the definition or example on the right. Write the
appropriate capital letter in the space provided.
Pages 88-95
1.
unification
2.
pharaoh
3.
Old Kingdom
4.
mummification
5.
pyramid
6.
hieroglyphics
7.
papyrus
8. ________ economy
9. ________ Menes
10. _______ Khufu
11. _______ Jean Champollion
A. King of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower
Egypt.
B. A massive structure built of stone, usually having a
square base and four triangular sides that slope upward.
C. The process of preserving a dead body through
embalming and drying.
D. An Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid at
Giza.
E. The title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
F. A French scholar who figured out how to read the
hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone.
G. The way a country manages money and resources for
the production of goods and services.
H. The joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into
one.
I. A reed plant growing along the Nile, then reeds are
pressed together to form a kind of paper.
J. The ancient Egyptian system of writing that used
symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds.
K. Egypt from about 2700 B.C. to about 2200 B.C. when
early pharaohs united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Questions
Directions: Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences and in cursive.
Pages: 88-95
1. What evidence can you find that Egypt 5,000 years ago was not at peace? (p.89)
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2. What conclusion can you draw from Menes’ choice of a double crown as the symbol of his
rule? (p.89)
3. Why was the double crown an important symbol in ancient Egypt? (p.89)
4. What role did the local leaders play under the pharaoh? (p.90)
5. What was the relationship between the pharaoh and the Egyptian god, Ra? (p.90)
6. What role did the pharaoh play in Egypt’s government and religion? (p.90)
7. Why did Egyptians preserve the bodies of the dead through mummification? (p.91)
8. Why were the pyramids built? (p.92)
9. What are hieroglyphics? (p.92-93)
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10. How would you compare hieroglyphics to our written language? (p.92-93)
11. How do you think writing helped the pharaoh keep control of his kingdom? (p.92-93)
12. How did the Rosetta Stone help unlock the meaning of hieroglyphics? (p.94)
13. Why did long-distance traders switch from bartering to using mediums of exchange? (p.94)
14. How did understanding hieroglyphs help scholars learn about Egypt? (p.94-95)
15. What were the major achievements of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom? (p.88-95)
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