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1. Who is the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom? _______________
o Learn a bit more about this pharaoh HERE
2. What is the longest river in the world? __________________. How
long is it? ________________________
3. Draw a timeline illustrating the dates of the Old Kingdom, Middle
Kingdom and New Kingdom.
4. What are pyramids? What were they used for?
o Watch this video on the pyramid of Giza built for Pharaoh Khufu.
5. Label the Ancient Egyptian Social Classes on the pyramid below:
Pharaohs---------------------
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6. This word means the belief in more than one god.___________________
7. How were the ancient Egyptians able to build temples for their gods?
8. What god is known as the Earth god?
9. What god is known as the god of the pharaohs?
10. What god is known as the god of the underworld?
11. Click on the following LINK. Write down a description for three other
gods NOT listed on your study guide.
a.
b.
c.
12. Watch this Horrible History on Ancient Egyptian gods.
13. Who became the ruler of Egypt in 3100 BC? ____________________
14. What natural barriers protected Ancient Egyptians from invasion?
15. 12,000 years ago, _____________-_______________ moved to the
Nile River Valley.
16. Why did Egyptians name Upper Egypt “upper” when it is located in the
south and Lower Egypt “lower” when it is located in the north?
17. This is a 2-part question.
a. What is the Middle Kingdom?
b. What events led to the Middle Kingdom’s end?
19. What is the New Kingdom?
20. How did the New Kingdom become rich?
21. What are the achievements of Ramses II?
22. What happened to Egypt after Ramses II died?
23. Ancient Egyptians believe in an afterlife, which stems from _________
(life force).
o Watch this video on the Egyptian afterlife.
25. What is mummification?
26. Who could be mummified?
o Watch this video on mummification.
27. What are scribes trained to do?
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