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Ancient Egypt Study Guide
Directions: As you progress through the unit, answer and study the questions of each section. Your study guide
should be complete by unit-review day (day before the unit test).
Geography
1. Describe how Egyptian civilization developed?
2. In which direction does the Nile River flow and why does it flow the direction it does?
3. List the uses of the Nile River.
4. List and locate 3 natural defenses of the Nile River Valley.
5. What are the names of the three deserts surrounding Egypt?
6. On which continent is ancient Egypt located?
7. How did the farmers in Egypt irrigate their crops?
8. After the Nile spilled over its banks and as the flood waters receded, what was left behind?
9. Name the 3 seasons for Egypt and describe them.
10. Egyptians and Mesopotamians grew very similar crops. What crop was only grown by Egyptians?
11. How did the hot and dry climate affect the people of ancient Egypt?
12. Explain why Egypt is a “gift of the Nile.”
Writing/Language
13. What was the Egyptians’ writing called?
14. For what purposes did both Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations use writing?
15. Who could write in ancient Egypt?
16. List three roles (jobs or duties) of Egyptian scribes. (from video)
Architecture
17. What is a unique feature about Egyptian obelisks?
18. Why did Pharaoh Ramses build such an incredible monument in such a remote place along the Nile?
19. What is believed to be the reason why the pyramid’s tips point up?
Trade & Economics
20. Write a scenario for tribute.
21. How were farmers taxed during Akhet or the flood season?
22. Discuss how trade and having a surplus affected Egypt’s economy.
23. What civilizations to the south did Egypt trade?
Social Order
24. Who made up the largest social class in Egypt?
25. Who produced linen cloth, jewelry, pottery, and metal goods?
26. (Textbook page 45-46) Describe the homes of the upper class (priests and nobles).
27. Draw Egypt’s social pyramid (5 levels).
28. Who in Egyptian society communicated with the gods and on whose behalf?
29. What were the roles of children in Ancient Egypt?
Government
30. How many dynasties existed in Egypt?
31. For how long did these dynasties last?
32. Write a scenario for dynasty.
33. List three characteristics of pharaoh that make him so important in government.
Beliefs (Religion)
34. Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
35. List and describe Egyptians beliefs about the afterlife.
36. What represents most of Egypt’s gods?
37. How does Egyptian religion impact government?
38. What term best describes ancient Egyptian religion?
Comparing Egypt & Mesopotamia
39. Explain how priests were different in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
40. Explain the common similarity of the climate in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
41. How does the natural defenses in Egypt compare with natural defenses in the land of Mesopotamia?
42. How were the floods in Egypt different from the floods in Mesopotamia?