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World History – Patterns of Interaction – Chapter 2 – Early River Valley Civilizations – Assignment #2 – Pages 35 – 41. Name……………………………………………………………… Date……………………………….. Period…………… ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I – Define each of the following terms. 1 – Silt – 2 – “Black Land” – (google.com) – 3 – “Red Land” – (google.com) – 4 – Cataract – (dictionary.com – context) – 5 – Delta – (context) – 6 – Pharaoh – 7 – Theocracy – 8 – Canopic Jars – (google.com) – 9 – Hieroglyphic(s) – ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: II – Answer each of the following questions. 1 – What did the Greek historian Herodotus mean when, in the 5th century B.C., he said that Egypt was the “Gift of the Nile”? 2 – Why is the region of the Nile River in the southern part of Egypt called “Upper Egypt”? 3 – Why were the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs more important than their palaces? Turn Page 4 – What three facts are illustrated by the construction of the pyramids by the Egyptians during the Old Kingdom? A– B– C– 5 – Identify the four that were placed individually in “canopic jars” during the process of mummification. A - …………………………. B - …………………………….. C - ………………………. D - ……………………. 6 – Through what three means could Egyptians of the lower classes and/or slaves improve their social status? A– B– C–