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Egypt Unit Review Study-Guide Sanford 2016 Name ________________________________________ Date _____________________ Class Period ___________________________________ Directions: Use your notebook and textbook to answer the following questions. C5L1 the Nile River 1. On what continent is Egypt located? Africa 2. Describe the geography of the Nile River. 4000 miles long, flows NORTH to the Mediterranean Sea, sources Blue Nile from Ethiopian Highlands, White Nile from central Africa, Series of cataracts and the deserts and marshes helped protect Egypt. 3. How was it possible to travel in both directions on the Nile River? River flows NORTH / Wind blows to the SOUTH 4. Explain how Upper and Lower Egypt were united; Narmer invades Lower Egypt and conquers the land thus UNITING Egypt 5. What did the Nile River provide the Egyptians with? Water for; drinking, bathing, irrigation, transportation, FOOD=fish and waterfowl, SILT for farming 6. Why were the Nile’s yearly floods helpful to the Egyptians? Brought SILT (rich fertile soil) to farm and softened the land for planting 7. What was the most important geographic feature of Egypt? The NILE RIVER!!!! 8. What was papyrus and what was it used for? Reed like plant, used for PAPYRUS (an early type of PAPER), boats, sandals, baskets, mats …. 9. In what ways did the Nile River help the farmers of Egypt? Water to soften the land for planting, brought SILT (rich fertile soil), provided water for irrigation 10. How did the deserts of Egypt actually help the Egyptians? Deserts protected Egypt from foreign attacks C5L2 Life in Ancient Egypt 11. What did the Egyptians value? UNITY! This is one reason they would follow the pharaoh’s rule. 12. What influenced every aspect of Egyptian life? RELIGION Pharaoh is a GOD-King Belief in an afterlife 13. What was a pyramid and what was its purpose? Tomb for Pharaoh, Protected his body for the afterlife 14. How did the Egyptians view the Pharaoh and how would you describe his power? GOD-King Absolute power over everyone 15. Why could the Egyptian government be described as a THEOCRACY? Pharaoh did two important jobs, Political Leader=PHARAOH=Religious Leader. He was a GOD/KING. GOD-King C5L3 Egypt’s Empire 16. Why is the Middle Kingdom in Egyptian history called the “Golden Age” ? Time of wealth and achievement! 17. What happened when the wealthy nobles tried to take the Pharaoh’s power? Civil war weakened Egypt 18. Which Pharaoh began the New Kingdom? Ahmose 19. How did Hatshepsut expand the Egyptian Empire? Peacefully/through TRADE 20. How did Thutmose III expand the empire? His armies conquered lands: WAR 21. How did Akhenaton change Egypt? Made religion monotheistic 22. Who was the most successful Pharaoh of the New Kingdom? Ramses II: He retook lands and built temples 23. How did TEMPLES during the New Kingdom affect the economy? Employed People, Banks, Storage of valuables 24. What caused Egypt to finally fall? Repeated Foreign attacks Content Vocabulary: Cataracts: dangerous fast moving waters, rock filled rapids in a river, waterfall Delta: fan shaped, triangular area of land where a river flows into a sea Irrigation: bringing water to crops using ditches, canals, buckets… Shadoof: a bucket on a long pole used to move water for irrigation Papyrus: a reed like plant that grows along the Nile, an early form of paper Hieroglyphs: an early form of picture writing Dynasty: a line of rulers from one family Silt: rich fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river Theocracy: government with same person as a religious and political leader Pharaoh: ancient king of Egypt Pyramid: stone tomb for Egyptian pharaoh and royals, four triangular shaped sloping walls Polytheistic: belief in many Gods Regent: an adult who rules for a royal child Religion: belief in a divine power, worship and ritual Monotheistic: belief in one god Culture: people’s way of living including customs beliefs and values Government: the system of rules and shared services and the people who administer them within a community Tribute: money paid by a smaller state or nation to a larger one Deity: god or goddesses