Download African Canadian Studies Early African Civilizations: Egypt

African Canadian Studies
Early African Civilizations: Egypt
1. Describe, in your own words, what led to the development of states and kingdoms along the
Nile River Valley?
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2. In the chart below, identify and describe how agriculture was central to the rise of the kingdoms
along the Nile.
Time Period
Impact of Agriculture
7000 BC
5000 - 4000 BC
3500 BC
3100 BC
3. What is a pharaoh and how did they make a living?
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4. Identify and describe, in your own words, the role of religion in Egyptian society.
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5. Identify and describe how the following were used in Egyptian society:
a. Pyramids:
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b. Tombs:
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SCO: Student will be expected to examine the political, economic
and social systems of ancient African kingdoms
6. Describe, in your own words, the term hieroglyphics. Include how this system of writing
contributed to the development of Egyptian civilization.
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7. Identify and describe, in two sentences, the purpose of the Rosetta Stone in Egyptian society.
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8. In the chart below, identity the development of the following in Egypt:
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Dates
Rise
Fall
Facts
SCO: Student will be expected to examine the political, economic
and social systems of ancient African kingdoms
African Canadian Studies
Early African Civilizations: Egypt
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Embalmed and preserved
This eight year old boy inherited the throne of The New Kingdom in 1358 BCE
Reached the Nile Valley in 7000 BCE
Ancient Egypt name for their land
Egyptians used brushes and ink to write on these reed strips
Egyptian system of writing
Egyptians dug a canal to connect the Nile River to this body of water
Built huge stone pyramids for their burials
Line of hereditary rulers
Collection of stories and traditions
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Means black in the Ancient language of Egypt
First known female ruler who reigned during the New Kingdom
This stone was founded in Egypt in 1799
These skills were needed to build elaborate tombs
Believed in life after death
This ruler of The New Kingdom raised monuments for his own greatness
This group invaded the Middle Kingdom
The great Sphinx is a portrait of this Pharaoh
SCO: Student will be expected to examine the political, economic
and social systems of ancient African kingdoms