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Egypt Test Study Guide
Mr. Davis
Social Studies 7
Warriors
1. Explain factors that influenced
where people settled
• Fresh water is needed to drink
• Water to bathe in prevents disease
• Rivers were used as “highways” for trade
2. What was the most important
physical feature of Ancient Egypt and
Kush?
• The Nile River
3. Define the term delta.
• An area of sediment deposited at the mouth
of the river
4. How did deserts play an important
role in the development of Egypt?
• They formed a natural barrier to protect
people living near the Nile
5. How did the Nile River provifr
natural irrigation and fertilization?
• Every summer, the river overflowed and
soaked the dry ground, leaving rich silt behind
6. Why did the settlements of Egypt
and Kush cluster around the Nile
River?
• It was a source of fresh water in an area that
was mostly desert
7. What was the most important
environmental factor in early human
settlement?
• water
8. Define the term topography
• The shape of the land
9. Who was the pharaoh that built the
Great Pyramid at Giza and established
the central authority of the pharaohs?
• Khufu
10. Pharaoh Hatshepsut was famous
for what?
• She demanded the same respect as a male
pharaoh
• She was afraid people would challenge her
authority due to her gender
• She had accomplished a great feat by
becoming the first female ruler and intended
to keep her position no matter the cost
• She renewed foreign trade
11. Who overthrew Hatshepsut and
erased her name…?
• Thutmose III
12. Which ruler controlled Egypt for
over 60 years?
• Ramses II
13. With which group was the world’s
first peace treaty created?
• The Hittites
14. What does the ankh symbolize?
• Immortality
15. Who was the most important god
to the Egyptians?
• Ra
16. Who was the judge of the dead?
• Anubis
17. How did most Egyptians worship
their gods?
• Owning a small amulet or statue of the gods
18. Which social group was third on
the social pyramid and played a role in
burial practices?
• Priests
19. Explain key points about social
class in Egypt.
• Most people belonged to the social class their
parents did
• All classes cherished family life
• People married within their own social class.
• Children were highly valued
20. What rights did women have in
ancient Egypt?
• They could own land
• They could run their own businesses
• They could file for divorces
• Ancient Egypt was very progressive and
offered more rights than other civilizations
from this era.
21. What were the top 3 government
jobs?
• Vizier
• Chief Treasurer
• General of the Armies
22. Describe the embalming process
• All organs were removed EXCEPT THE HEART
because it was believed its weight determined
the dead person’s afterlife.
• Once the organs were removed, it took 70
days for the body to dry out using natron and
salt.
23. Describe life as a scribe
• Had to memorize 700 hieroglyphics
• Eventually wrote on a paper called papyrus
• School was harsh—lasted from dawn to
sunset, teachers were strict, often gave
beatings!
24. What was life like for artisans?
• They were underappreciated and never
acknowledged for their accomplishments
• If food was scarce, they were the ones who
starved (”starving artists”)
25. Describe the three seasons of ther
Nile
• Flooding: lasted from June to November, Nile
overran its banks and fertilized land, peasants
worked on building projects
• Planting: October, farmers and their wives
would sow, plow using cattle
• Harvest: March, men would cut the crops with
a sickle, women and children would gather the
crops
26. What was the Rosetta Stone?
• An inscribed rock used to translate and
understand hieroglyphics
27. What are key traits of Egyptian
art?
• Different mediums: canvas, papyrus, plaster,
pottery, wood
• Subjects vary: history, religion, and everyday
life
• Unique style: heads and legs to the side, torso
is straight on
• Important people and things are larger than
everything else
28. What type of writing system did
Egyptians use?
• Hieroglyphics
29. What natural embalming agent
did they use during mummification?
• Natron
30. Belief in multiple gods is known
as…
• polytheism
31. What was the economy of ancient
Egypt based upon?
• Goods… (whatever people had: cloth, cows,
grain, silver…)