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Name: Social Studies Study Guide Chapter 3: The Nile River Valley Lesson 2: The Kingdoms of Egypt Matching Directions: Match the term on the left with the definition or example on the right. Write the appropriate capital letter in the space provided. Pages 88-95 1. unification 2. pharaoh 3. Old Kingdom 4. mummification 5. pyramid 6. hieroglyphics 7. papyrus 8. ________ economy 9. ________ Menes 10. _______ Khufu 11. _______ Jean Champollion A. King of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt. B. A massive structure built of stone, usually having a square base and four triangular sides that slope upward. C. The process of preserving a dead body through embalming and drying. D. An Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid at Giza. E. The title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt. F. A French scholar who figured out how to read the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone. G. The way a country manages money and resources for the production of goods and services. H. The joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into one. I. A reed plant growing along the Nile, then reeds are pressed together to form a kind of paper. J. The ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds. K. Egypt from about 2700 B.C. to about 2200 B.C. when early pharaohs united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Questions Directions: Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences and in cursive. Pages: 88-95 1. What evidence can you find that Egypt 5,000 years ago was not at peace? (p.89) ____________________ ____________________ 1 2. What conclusion can you draw from Menes’ choice of a double crown as the symbol of his rule? (p.89) 3. Why was the double crown an important symbol in ancient Egypt? (p.89) 4. What role did the local leaders play under the pharaoh? (p.90) 5. What was the relationship between the pharaoh and the Egyptian god, Ra? (p.90) 6. What role did the pharaoh play in Egypt’s government and religion? (p.90) 7. Why did Egyptians preserve the bodies of the dead through mummification? (p.91) 8. Why were the pyramids built? (p.92) 9. What are hieroglyphics? (p.92-93) 2 10. How would you compare hieroglyphics to our written language? (p.92-93) 11. How do you think writing helped the pharaoh keep control of his kingdom? (p.92-93) 12. How did the Rosetta Stone help unlock the meaning of hieroglyphics? (p.94) 13. Why did long-distance traders switch from bartering to using mediums of exchange? (p.94) 14. How did understanding hieroglyphs help scholars learn about Egypt? (p.94-95) 15. What were the major achievements of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom? (p.88-95) 3