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Egypt Unit Study Guide
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chapter you will be able to find the information in if you get stuck.
What monument was built to honor the pharaoh
Khufu? (8)
The Great Pyramid at Giza
What was the only way to change your position
on the Egyptian social pyramid? (9)
To become a Scribe
Why was the flooding of the Nile River a good
thing for farmers? (7)
It provided a layer of fertile soil called silt that
allowed the crops to grow.
How did being surrounded by deserts assist the
Egyptians? (7)
The deserts on the east and west provided
protection from invaders. It was difficult for an
enemy to send an attacking army across the desert
to invade Egypt.
Why did Egyptians believe that social classes
were necessary? (9)
They believed that a rigid social system was
necessary to create order in society. They feared
that there would not be enough people in the lower
classes if everyone got to choose their social class.
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What specific rights did Egyptian women have?
(9)
Egyptian women were given more freedom and
rights than anywhere else in the world. They could
own land and run businesses, ask for divorces, and
represent themselves in court. Women could also
hold high ranking jobs like doctor, government official
or priestess.
Why was the temple at Abu Simbel constructed
AND​ who had it built? (8)
Ramses II built the temple to honor himself as a god
and to show people coming into his territory from the
south that he was an important and feared leader.
He built the second temple to honor his queen,
Nefertari.
Which social class lived in multi-room houses,
but were still considered common laborers? (9)
Artisans
Describe how you read a social pyramid. Why
are the people at the top, bottom or middle and
why is is shaped like a triangle? (9)
The people with the most status, power, respect and
money are on the top and the people with the least
are on the bottom.
It is shaped like a triangle because the people at the
top with the most power are usually the smallest
groups by population. The groups at the bottom
usually have the largest population.
Why did the Egyptians mummify people? (9)
They believed that preserving the body was
necessary so that the spirit would be able to reunite
with it in the afterlife.
What are the three most important Government
Official positions and what are their
responsibilities? (9)
Vizier - head advisor to the pharaoh, who appointed
and supervised high ranking government officials.
Chief Treasurer - Collected taxes and kept track of
the government’s wealth
General of the Armies - Head military commander
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What are the 3 duties of a scribe? (9)
Kept records of grain and food supply
Calculated and collected taxes
Recorded laws and helped enforce them
Kept track of soldier numbers, casualties and military
food supply
How were students treated by the priests? (9)
Classes lasted from dawn to sunset. Teachers were
strict and beat the students for being lazy or not
paying attention.
Why were scribes so respected and highly paid?
(9)
They were the only ones in Egypt who could read or
write. This was an important skill that we take for
granted now.
What are 3 things that the pharaoh Ramses II is
known for? (8)
Fought the Hittites to a stalemate
Signed the first peace treaty
Built the temple at Abu Simbel
Lived to the age of 90 and had over 100 kids
Why did the Egyptian people support their
pharaohs? What cultural belief kept them so
loyal and devoted? (8)
The Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was a god.
Where does the Nile River begin and where does
it end? (7)
The Nile begins to the south at Lake Victoria, in the
Congo River Basin.
They believed that the pharaoh was a reborn version
of the god Horus.
It flows north and ends at the Mediterranean Sea.
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Where were the organs of a mummified body
kept? Why? (9)
The organs of a mummified body were removed,
dried, wrapped and placed in canopic jars. These
jars were set next to the mummy’s sarcophagus.
Why did the pharaoh Hatshepsut feel a need to
constantly prove herself to her people?
Women were not officially allowed to rule Egypt, so
she spent her entire time as pharaoh trying to show
that she was just as good of a leader as a man.
What are two things she built or did to do that?
(8)
What social group is in charge of carving the
sculptures inside the pharaoh’s temples? (9)
She built the mortuary temple at Dayr al Bahri and
expanded the Egyptian economy by opening a trade
relationship with the region known as Punt.
Artisans
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