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Study Guide CFA 1 Q2 1. Egyptians developed various forms of writing called hieroglyphics to express ideas that were difficult to express in symbols. 2. The Egyptians were responsible for inventing the 365 day calendar. 3. The farmers used geometry to calculate where their boundary markers were a result of the Nile River’s flooding. 4. While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed a 365-day calendar with 12 months. 5. Egypt’s flooding was dependable and regular. They knew it would come the same time every year and could plan accordingly. 6. The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of medicine. 7. The Sphinx is an ancient Egyptian ruin with the body of a lion and a human head. 8. The pharaohs lose power for 200 years in the time of the Old Kingdom. 9. The Hyksos conquer Egypt sometime between 1700 - 1550B.C according to the timeline. 10. Ramses II built many new temples during the New Kingdom period. 11. During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements, and the arts flourished. 12. The Great Pyramids of Giza were built for the pharaoh Khufu. 13.According to the passage, usurp means "take over" 14. Narmer (Menes) is the ruler who united Upper and Lower Egypt. 15. The Hyksos, warriors from western Asia, conquering Egypt was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended. 16.The Egyptians developed this resilient, durable and paper like material from the river plant to write on called papyrus. 17. The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was known as embalming. 18.Knowledge learned from embalming helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge.