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Unit 4 Study Guide
Ancient Egypt
Geography
Where is Egypt located? __North East Africa ___________________________
What resulted from the fertility of the Nile River Valley? __plants could grow and population increased_____
Describe the Nile River. –longest river in the world – flowed in to the Mediterranean Sea- helped Egyptians survive
Which desert is Egypt a part of?
Sahara Desert
Label the geographic features of Egypt. (The Nile River, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sinai Peninsula, Upper Egypt and
Lower Egypt)
Culture
Explain why Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead. Ancient Egyptians believed in the after life and they wanted to
preserve their bodies for this.
Explain the difference between monotheism and polytheism. Monotheism- believing in one god Polytheism-believing in
more than one god.
Who were some of the gods that Ancient Egyptians believed in? ( list at least 3) Osiris, Ra, Isis, Amun, Hathor, Anubis
Explain hieroglyphics? One of the earliest written languages….it used hundreds of pictures
How were hieroglyphics deciphered? (How can modern day people understand the ancient written language?)
Rosetta Stone
Describe the impact of these innovations on Ancient Egyptians.
Ships: They helped with transporting people and goods. They enhanced trade.
Papyrus: People were able to transfer information faster and easier.
Government
Describe the power of the Pharaohs. Pharaohs were thought of as gods/ chosen by the gods.
Which pharaoh combined upper and lower Egypt? Menes
Explain why Queen Hatshepsut is a famous Pharaoh. She was the first female pharaoh.
Vocabulary
Fill in the missing words.
Papyrus- a reed __plant___________that grows on the banks of the _ Nile___ __River___ used for making paper.
Pharaoh- The term for the __ruler____of Egypt. Believed to be the child of __Ra__ (the sun god).
______Monotheism________- the belief in one ___god_.
Dynasty- a ____family___ or group that rules for several ___generations_________.
______Delta____- the triangular- shaped deposit of ___rich___soil at a river’s ____mouth___.
Pyramid- A structure that was built to house the _____tombs______of _____pharaohs______.
___Rosetta____Stone- a stone with two/three languages that allowed archaeologists to ____decipher____
the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Polytheism- the belief in more than _______one_____ _________god______.
___Hieroglyphics_______- Created around 3000 BCE, this is the Egyptian ______writing___system.
Obelisk- Pillar-shaped stone _________monument________.
__cataracts________- wild river rapids.