Download Chapter 2 Study Guide – EGYPT

Chapter 2 Study Guide – EGYPT
Cataract –
Delta –
Papyrus –
Hieroglyphics –
Dynasty –
Kemet –
Shadoof –
Surplus –
King Khufu –
Pharaoh –
Deity –
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Embalming –
Mummy –
Pyramid –
Ahmose –
Hatshepsut –
Thutmose III –
Akhenaton –
Tutankhamen –
Ramses II –
Tribute –
Incense –
Kashta –
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Piye –
Savanna –
SECTION 1
When did hunters and food gatherers move into the green Nile River Valley?
How did the Egyptians rely on the Nile River?
The Nile is the world’s longest river, over ____________________________ miles long.
What are the two separate rivers of the Nile and where are they located?
Ships can only use the last 650 miles of the Nile because of the __________________________.
Use the map on page 39 of the text to answer the following question.
What physical features/geographical barriers surround the Nile? Be specific.
What desert is the largest in the world?
What did ancient Egyptians call the deserts?
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During what months did the Nile River flood?
What caused the Nile to flood?
What were the three main crops of early Egyptians?
List the ways that Egyptians used papyrus.
By 4000 B.C. Egypt was made up of what two kingdoms?
Who was responsible for combining these two lands? What was his capital city?
Draw a diagram or make a list that details Egypt’s social classes.
SECTION 2
Who was the Egyptian Sun God and why was he important?
How did people show respect when the pharaoh appeared in public?
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Make a list of some of Egypt’s most important gods and tell what they ruled over.
What was the Book of the Dead?
Briefly explain the embalming/mummification process.
What was the purpose of a pyramid? What kind of things might you find inside?
List some of the inventions from Egyptian culture.
Describe the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza using information on page 52.
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SECTION 3
Describe the Hyksos.
List some of the products that Egyptians wanted to gain in trade.
What is the Valley of the Kings?
How old was King Tut when he took the throne? When he died?
Who found King Tut’s tomb? In what year?
SECTION 4
What were the two names given to the land in present-day Sudan?
What weapon was the most valuable to the Kush?
What were the Kushites most important economic activities?
What ‘secret’ was most important to the Kush? How did it help them?
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