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Egypt Study Guide
1. What is the major river located within the region of Egypt?
2. Who united the populations of the Upper and Lower Nile?
3.
[Fill in the blank] Timeline of Ancient Egypt:
a. The ______________ Kingdom (2700-2200 B.C.)
b. The ______________________________ Kingdom (2100-1640 B.C.)
c. The _____________ Kingdom (1570-1075 B.C.)
4. What is another name for the oldest kingdom of Egypt?
5. Who were the powerful rulers in Egypt that were considered to be gods (or god-like)?
6. What did Khufu do?
7. The intermediate period between the first and second kingdom in Egypt brought what
result?
8. The Middle Kingdom brought on what “age”?
9. What brought about the end of the Middle Kingdom?
10. The New Kingdom brought on what “age”?
11. How did Pharaohs change during the New Kingdom, in terms of their role?
12. Identify these famous Egyptians:
a. ____________________ She was the first great woman ruler of Egypt, and
“possibly” the rescuer of Moses from the water.
b. ____________________ He was the greatest of “warrior kings,” and “possibly” the
Pharaoh that Moses fled from when it was made known that he killed an Egyptian.
He is sometimes called the “Napoleon of Egypt.”
c. ______________ _____ He would not “Let Moses’ people go”
d. ____________________ Reintroduced the building of large structures such as
temples and monuments. Egypt’s power declined as a nation, however.
e. ____________________ Famous, young pharaoh whose death has been studied
for decades since his discovery.
13. True/False: The Egyptians could best be described by the phrase: “eat, drink, and be
merry, for tomorrow is your final day.” In other words, they were not concerned with the
afterlife.
14. What did the Egyptians use as a form of paper?
15. What was the scientific development (related to the calendar) can be credited to the
Egyptians?