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Chapter 4
Ancient Egypt & Nubia
1. The rich delta area of the Nile flows into the _______________________________________________.
2. What were some of the benefits the Egyptians gained from the Nile River?
3. Where did most Egyptians live during the Old Kingdom?
4. Why were New Kingdom pharaohs interested in war? (What were the benefits?)
5. List the responsibilities of the pharaoh.
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During which kingdom were the pyramids built?
7. What advantages did the Hyksos have over the Egyptians?
8. What signaled the beginning of the New Kingdom?
9. List some lasting contributions of the ancient Egyptians.
10. About how much time passed between the beginning of the Old Kingdom and the final Assyrian conquest of
Egypt?
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Single god worshiped in religion favored by Amenhotep IV
God of the harvest and of eternal life
Ruler who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Egyptian hero who defeated the Hyksos invaders
Name taken by the pharaoh who tried to establish a new religion
Goddess who, with her husband, ruled over the land of the dead
Warrior-pharaoh who made Egypt an empire by extending Egyptian control into Syria
Pharaoh who encouraged trade during her reign in the New Kingdom period
Young pharaoh who succeeded Akhenaton
Most powerful god worshiped during the New Kingdom period
21. How did Egyptian civilization develop?
22. Why do you think the Egyptian civilization lasted longer than those in Mesopotamia or other earlier
civilizations? (Essay Question)
23. What two groups generally struggled for power during Egyptian history?
24. What was unique about Queen Hatshepsut?
25. What group had very little power in Egypt during its history?
26. “great house” –
27. Give one (acceptable) explanation of how the pyramids were constructed.
28. Delta –
29. papyrus –
30. cataracts –
31. scribe –
32. hieroglyphics –
33. afterlife –
34. dynasty –
35. Ka –
36. mummy –
37. embalming –
38. Describe the Sahara Desert 8,000 years ago:
39. Where did Egypt get much of its wealth?
40. Geography of Nile River: It is the __________________ river in the world. It flows from _______________
(direction) to ______________________. It empties into the _____________________ _________________.
It has 6 ___________________.
41. Where did the first Nile civilization develop? Egypt or Nubia
42. _________________________ was famous “attempting” to make Egypt monotheistic.
43. The __________________________ were responsible for driving the Kushites out of Egypt.
44. Nubians were forced to bring payments of ______________ to the pharaoh.
45. The ancient ___________________________left a wealth of written materials behind.
46. What happened to the sons of Nubian rulers during Egypt’s 500-year rule of Nubia?
47. The Great Pyramid was the burial tomb of ____________.
48. Describe the Egyptian afterlife. Using picture of judgment.
49. Describe the social structure of Ancient Egypt.
50. Why did the Egyptian Nubia border shift so many times over the years?
51. Memphis –
52. Mentuhotep –
53. Ramses the Great 54. Kerma –
55. King’s Sons of Kush –
56. Responsibilities of the pharaoh –
57. Contributions of Ancient Egypt:
58. What were the reasons for the decline of ancient Egypt?
59. Where were the pyramids built? Why?
60. Describe the Great Pyramid of Giza. How was it “probably constructed”?
61. The Book of the Dead –
62. Obelisk –
63. Rosetta Stone –
64. King Tutankhamen –
65. Queen Shanakhdakheto –
66. King Ezana –
67. Piankhi –
68. Imports –
69. Exports –
70. Aksum –
71. Meroitic –
72. What were the differences between Egypt’s Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom?
73. Sphinx –
74. Chronological order: kingdoms, leaders, events
True or False
______75. Geography played an important role in the development of Egyptian civilization.
______76. Cataracts make the Nile River easy to navigate.
______77. The Nile floods were relatively easy to predict.
______78. The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
______79. Ramses the Great only ruled for a short period.
______80. The Kingdom of Kush refused to make annual payments to the pharaoh.
______81. The Nile River Valley was easily accessed by would-be invaders.
82. Identify the statements that apply to each kingdom – Old, Middle, New, Kush
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Kush
83. Know the chapter summary / study guide.
84. Study section quizzes and chapter test.
85. Study Guided Reading and Focus on Ideas
86. Label a map. Add: Nile River, Khartoum, Cairo, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Nile Delta, Lake Nasser