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Unit 2, the Ancient Near East Mesopotamia, Egypt, & the Hebrews World History Honors Orzoff-Baranyk Chapter 3 Reading Guide Pg. 28-32 For this reading guide, you will need to copy the questions and THEN answer them. This can be done easily if you are typing your work by copying and pasting this assignment from the PDF on my website into a google doc or a word document. These do NOT have to be answered in complete sentences. Just get the factual material that you need and use bullet points to detail your answers. 1. According to the introduction of this chapter, how were Egypt & Mesopotamia DIFFERENT and SIMILAR? 2. Explain how Egypt’s natural environment was very different from Mesopotamia, and how it impacted Egypt’s civilization. 3. Describe Egypt’s geographic isolation, and how this was also different from Mesopotamia. Explain the benefits that Egypt had and how this impacted its civilization. 4. What was the downside to Egypt’s geographic isolation? 5. Explain why upper class Egyptians had a superiority complex, and what this meant in how they thought about themselves & others. Also, explain how this turned out to harm Egypt. 6. Please outline the section called The Pharaoh: Egypt’s God King. Use the “main ideas” below. Don’t forget to use dates! a. Unification of Egypt b. The Foundation Period. c. The Pharaoh & his connection to religious beliefs of the Egyptians 7. Explain the relationship between the Pharaoh and the government officials who were primarily wealthy landowners. 8. When were the only known Intermediate Periods? What were they and what caused them to take place? Why was a pharaoh always able to regain power; what made Egypt special? 9. Please outline the section called The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom. Use the “main ideas” below. Don’t for get to use dates! a. Dynasties b. Old Kingdom c. Middle Kingdom d. New Kingdom 10. When were the Pyramids built? Why were they built? 11. What were some of the New Kingdom monuments that were built in Egypt? 12. What has caused so many treasures of ancient Egypt to disappear? 13. What was the importance of King Tutankhamen (King Tut)? 14. What were other forms creative and artistic expression did Egyptians excel at? 15. Explain the Egyptian form of writing called Hieroglyphics and how it differed from cuneiform. How did we learn how to translate Hieroglyphics? 16. Please outline the section called Religion and Eternal Life. Use the “main ideas” below. Don’t forget to use dates/specific details. a. Gods b. Afterlife c. Priests d. Akhnaton’s attempt to change Egyptian religion Unit 2, the Ancient Near East Mesopotamia, Egypt, & the Hebrews 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Describe the daily life of an average Egyptian peasant. Describe how Egyptian trade took place. How were Egyptian cities different from Mesopotamian ones? Describe slavery in Egypt and how it changed over time. Explain how, overall, Egyptians had it better than most people in the ancient world. Use the section called Egypt and Mesopotamia: Contrasts to create a chart comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt. Key Terms to study for your test: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. World History Honors Orzoff-Baranyk Nile River Upper and lower Egypt Climate of Egypt Agriculture in Egypt Isolation of Egypt Cataracts Nubia Sinai Peninsula Egyptian views of selves and others Pharaoh Menes Foundation Period Intermediate Periods Hyksos Dynasties Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom Egyptian Empire Failure of Egyptian Empire Kushites Pyramids King Tutankhamen Egyptian arts Hieroglyphics Egyptian religion Ka Egyptian afterlife Akhnaton Egyptian cities Slavery in Egypt Serfdom in Egypt Comparisons between Mesopotamia & Egypt.