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Chapter 3/Lesson 2 Chapter Outline #2 Name___________________ Date _________Per._______ The Kingdoms of Egypt Essential Question: What were the achievements of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom? Directions: Read pages 88-95 in your social studies textbook. Answer the following questions in complete sentences where appropriate. BUILD BACKGROUND p. 88 1. TRUE OR FALSE ~ When Upper and Lower Egypt were united in 3100 B.C., Egypt became the largest empire of its time. EGYPT IS UNITED P. 89 2. What happened as a result of Upper and Lower Egypt uniting? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. What was the name of the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt? ______________________________________________________________ 4. To show his victory, ________________________________ had a new ____________________ ____________________. This double crown stood for the ___________________________ of Egypt. 5. Define unification: _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. Define pharaoh: _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. The time when Egypt’s early pharaohs worked to build unity in the country is called the ____________________. It lasted from ____________________ to ____________________. EGYPT’S GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION P.90-91 8. What city did Menes choose to be the capital of Egypt? ______________________________________________________________ 9. Local leaders or ____________________ served the new government. 10. List the four (4) duties officials had to perform in Egypt. 1. ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________ 11. TRUE OR FALSE~ Egyptian mythology is very complicated because there are many gods with a variety of responsibilities. 12. Match each god to its description. ______ Horus A. The sun god; most important Egyptian god. ______ Isis B. The god who united the two Egypts; falcon headed god. ______ Ra C. Goddess who protected the people from sickness and harm; mother of Horus 13. Look at the map on p. 90. Which city is in Lower Egypt? _________________ 14. Look at the map on p. 90. About how many miles would you have to travel on the Nile to get from Thebes to Memphis? ________________________miles 15. TRUE OR FALSE~ The Egyptians did not believe in the afterlife. 16. Define mummification: __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 17. Sequence the process of mummification using numbers 1,2,3… ____ The mummy is enclosed in elaborate wooden or stone cases. ____ Priests use spices and minerals to preserve the mummy. ____ The mummy is wrapped in strips of cloth (linen). 18. Define pyramid: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 19. What was different about the first pyramid compared to later ones that were built in Egypt? ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ THE GLORIES OF THE OLD KINGDOM P. 92-93 20. Why were the pyramids important sources of information about ancient Egypt? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 21. The three largest and best preserved pyramids are at __________________ near the city of ______________________. 22. The largest of the three was the _______________________ of the Pharaoh ________________________, built in about ____________________. 23. How did the building of pyramids affect the Egyptian economy and how did this affect the unity of Egypt? __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 24. Define hieroglyphics: __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 25. What were the responsibilities of a scribe in ancient Egypt? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 26. Define papyrus: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 27. How do you think writing helped the pharaoh keep control of his kingdom? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ DECIPHERING HIEROGLYPHICS P. 94-95 28. In 1822, a French scholar name ____________________________ figured out how to read hieroglyphs. 29. What was the importance of the Rosetta Stone? ______________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 30. TRUE OR FALSE~ An economy is the way a country manages its resources to produce goods and services.