Download CHAPTER 5 SECTION 3 GUIDED NOTES

CHAPTER 5
SECTION 3
GUIDED NOTES
THE OLD KINGDOM
1. Once Upper and Lower Egypt were united the ruler wore a _____________
_____________.
2. When a king _____________, he was usually replaced by one of his children.
3. Historians divided the ____________________ into Old, Middle, and New
Kingdom.
4. The King of Egypt was known as _________________, which means
____________ _____________.
5. The pharaoh ruled from the capital city of __________________.
6. The Egyptians thought the pharaoh was a child of the gods or a _________
________________.
7. People blamed the pharaoh for angering the gods if Egypt suffered __________
_____________ for a long period of time.
8. A new dynasty may be started if a rival _______________ the pharaoh.
9. Since the pharaoh was seen
_________________ were not separate.
as
a
god,
___________________
and
10. What kind of government ruled Egypt after it was united? _____________
__________________ _______________________.
KHUFU’S GREAT PYRAMID
11. The first rulers were buried in ____________________ ______________ which
were topped with bricks.
12. Soon mud bricks were replaced with a __________ _______________ made
from brick or stone.
13. ____________ ______________built a larger pyramid over his tomb around
2630 B.C.
14. This pyramid is the oldest known large structure in the world and it is a
__________________ _________________.
15. ______________ built the Great Pyramid about ____________ years later.
16. The core of this pyramid was built from ____________________________
blocks of stone.
17. Along the base, each side was ________________ feet long.
18. The tools used were __________ __________ and __________________.
19. Workers pulled stones slabs up long _____________ _____________ to
their place on the pyramid.
20. Farmers worked during the Nile’s ____________ season.
21. The Great Pyramid took almost ___________ years to build and about
___________________ Egyptians worked on it.
22. A city called _____________ was build for the pyramid workers and the
people who ____________, _______________, and ________________ them.
23. Egyptians stopped building pyramids because
_______________ kept stealing the treasures.
______________
24. Egyptians believed if a tomb was robbed, the person could not have a
_________________ _________________.
25. Pharaohs began building secret tombs in a place called the _____________
____ _________ _____________.
26. The _____________ _____________ were hidden in the mountains near the
________________.
27. Several ___________________ led to different room to ___________ robbers.
28. Why did Khufu decide to build such a large pyramid?
_________________________________________________________________
29. The _____________ _____________ lasted for about 500 years and was
known for having a weak _____________ ________________.
30. The _______________________ were nomadic people who invaded from the
northeast with chariots and better weapons. After about 100 years the
Egyptians drove them out and began the ______________
_________________.