2.2: Pyramids on the Nile – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Delta
answer
Marshy area at the mouth of the river.
question
Pharaoh
answer
Egyptian ruler thought to be as a god.
question
Theocracy
answer
Government in which the ruler considered to be a divine figure.
question
Pyramid
answer
The resting place for Egyptian kings after death.
question
Mummification
answer
A Process by which bodies are preserve after death.
question
Hieroglyphics
answer
Ancient Egyptian writing system.
question
Papyrus
answer
plant use to make paper like material.
question
Egyptian Achievements
answer
1. Egyptians developed the 12 month calender . 2. Invented numbers for counting, adding and subtracting 3. Egyptian medicine was famous in the ancient world.
question
Benefit of annual floods
answer
Leaves behind fertile black mud called silt.
question
"Gift of the Nile"
answer
remarked made by Greek historian Herodotus
question
Did Egypt have environmental challenges?
answer
1. If the Nile's floodwater were low, thousands of people starved. 2. If the Nile's floodwater were high, farmlands and houses will be destroyed and people will starve. 3. Isolation due to deserts on both sides of the Nile.
question
Why is Narmer a legendary hero in ancient Egyptain history?
answer
The kings of upper Egypt who united Upper & Lower Egypt.
question
Is the capital of united Egypt ........
answer
Memphis
question
Egyptians could gain higher status through...
answer
Lower and middle classes could gain higher status through marriage or success in their jobs
question
Hyksos
answer
they invade Egypt & ruled it from 1630 to 1523 B.C.
question
Ka
answer
Egyptians believed that their king ruled even after his death and he has eternal life force
question
How did the Nile create boundaries?
answer
1.upper Egypt located between first Nile cataract & Nile delta. 2. Lower Egypt started from the Nile Delta to the Mediterranean.
question
Why did pharaohs build pyramid?
answer
pharaohs believed they would rule the land after their death from their tombs.
question
How did the role of Egyptian pharaohs differ from the role of Mesopotamian rulers?
answer
In Mesopotamian kings were considered to be representative of gods but in Egypt Kings considered were gods.
question
Why did the Egyptians build great pyramids for their kings?
answer
the Egyptians believe their Kings would rule the land after death.
question
How did Egyptian religious beliefs compare with those of the Mesopotamian ?
answer
both they believed in many gods but Egyptian believed in life after death
question
How did the Egyptian writing system compare with the Mesopotamian system.
answer
Sumerian cuneiform writing system is early form of hieroglyphic writing system picture stand for an idea than hieroglyphic changed so that picture stood for sound as well idea.
question
Re
answer
Sun god
