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6th Grade World History- UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE
1. What is the difference between a pyramid and a ziggurat?
2. What are geographical features? Name two that influenced the ancient Egyptian civilization.
3. What was the significance of the Nile River Delta to the ancient Egyptians?
4. What is a cataract? How did they contribute to the survival of the ancient Egyptian civilization?
5. Use the provided map above to answer this question. If you were traveling from Jordan to Cairo in
Egypt, which direction would you travel?
6. Put the events listed below in chronological order.
Chronological Order (Time Order)
Possible Answers
c. 2134 BCE- The Middle Kingdom of Egypt
begins and trade becomes the center of the
economy.
c. 304- 30 BCE- Alexander the Great conquers
Egypt. Cleopatra is the last pharaoh.
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c. 2780 BCE- The Age of the pyramids begins
and the first man mummies were made.
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c. 1570- 1085 BCE- King Akhenaton and Queen
Hatshepsut reign over Egypt.
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c. 3200 BCE King Menes united Upper and
Lower Egypt.
7. Based on the timeline, which statement is true?
a. The Hyksos people invaded Egypt and introduced the chariot before King Narmer united Egypt.
b. Queen Cleopatra kills herself before the New Kingdom began.
c. Alexander the Great conquered Egypt after the first step pyramid was built.
d. The New Kingdom began after the Egyptians joined Ra and Amun to make Amun-Ra the King of
the Gods.
8. What is papyrus and what was it used for? How was this different from the ancient Mesopotamians?
9. Draw Ancient Egypt’s social pyramid.
10. Explain which groups were upper class, middle class, and lower class.
11. What did the ancient Egyptians believe happened to the pharaohs after death?
12. Describe two aspects of the ancient Egyptian civilization:
13. Which direction did the Nile River flow?
14. What was the significance of the annual Nile River flooding?
15. Identify and explain two aspects of ancient Egyptian culture that show how religious Egyptians were.