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‘talkin’ ‘bout,
Willis?
Land
of the
Pharaohs
Da Nile aint
just a river in
Egypt
Do, Re,
Mi, Thoth …
Ancient
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Topic 1: 200
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What color was the crown of Lower Egypt?
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Red
Topic 1: 400
• Question:
• The time between the Kingdoms can best be
described as:
• Answer
• Periods of confusion and chaos
Topic 1: 600
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The capital of Lower Egypt:
The capital of Upper Egypt:
Answer
Pe
Nekhen
Topic 1: 800
• Question:
• Name the three NATURAL BARRIERS that Egypt had,
making it hard for invaders to attack.
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Deserts
Cataracts
Mediterranean Sea
Topic 1: 1000
• Question:
• How many golden ages were there in Egypt?
Name them and explain what EACH was known
for.
• Answer
• 3
• Old Kingdom – Great Pyramids/Sphinx
• Middle Kingdom – Art and Literature
• New Kingdom – Age of Expansion
Topic 2: 200
• Question:
• Which Pharaoh is considered to be the FIRST
Pharaoh of Egypt?
• Answer
• Menes
Topic 2: 400
• Question:
• Name the Pharaoh that was responsible for the
Great Pyramids, including the largest one, which
served as his tomb:
• Answer
• Khufu
Topic 2: 600
• Question:
• Egypt’s first female Pharaoh; how did she
come to power?
• Answer
• Hatshepsut; her son Thutmose III was much
too young to rule when he inherited the
throne, so she served in his place
Topic 2: 800
• Question:
• Who is considered the greatest of all Pharaohs;
what was his nickname?
Answer
Thutmose III; Napoleon of Egypt
Topic 2: 1000
• Question:
• Explain how Menes was able to unite Egypt.
(Answer must include details about where he was from and what three
things he did to unite the land)
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Menes was from UE;
1) Sent army into LE
2) Married princess of LE
3) Combined the crowns of UE/LE into ONE
Topic 3: 200
• Question:
• The Nile is the longest river in the world. How long is
the river (in miles)?
• Answer
• 4,000 miles long
Topic 3: 400
• Question:
• Where is Lower Egypt located?
• Answer
• Downriver, in the northern
part of Egypt
Topic 3: 600
• Question:
• Two-thirds of Egypt’s _________________ is
found in the Nile River Delta region
• Answer
• fertile farmland
Topic 3: 800
• Question:
• List THREE reasons the Nile River was important
for the people of ancient Egypt?
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Fresh water for drinking
Water for irrigation
Floods provided silt for farming
Source of food
Used for trade with other groups
Served as a transportation route
Topic 3: 1000
• Question:
• According to the book we used for stations, Everything
Ancient Egypt, what are FOUR of the “Gifts of the Nile”?
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Fertile Soil for farming
Mud for Bricks
Papyrus
Protection
Transportation Route
Religious influence
Seasons – Flooding influenced Egyptian calendar
Topic 4: 200
• Question:
• Which of these was NOT a major god in Ancient Egypt?
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A: Horus
B: Athena
C: Osiris
D: Geb
Topic 4: 400
• Question:
• During the First Dynasty (Menes) Egypt was what
type of government?
• Answer
• Theocracy
Topic 4: 600
• Question:
• Why did Egyptians have possessions buried with them
in their tombs?
• Answer
• They were buried with things they thought they
might need in the afterlife
Topic 4: 800
• Question:
• Which god was the chief god of the underworld?
• Answer.
• Osiris
Topic 4: 1000
• Question:
• In detail, describe the FEATHER TEST
• Answer
• The heart of the dead was to be weighed against the
weight of a feather.
• If the heart weighed more it would sink and was
eaten by a beast
• If the feather weighed more the dead persons soul
continued on to the next trial
Topic 5: 200
• Question:
• Define the term Dynasty:
• Answer:
• A series of rulers from the same family
Topic 5: 400
• Question:
• What are cataracts?
• Answer:
• Rapids along the Nile river
Topic 5: 600
• Question:
• These were used as tombs:
• This was used as an alternative to clay tablets:
• Answer:
• Pyramids; Papyrus
Topic 5: 800
• Question:
• Define the terms Hieroglyphics and Delta
• Answer
• Hieroglyphics – the ancient Egyptian writing
system that used picture symbols
• Delta – landform at the mouth of a river
created by soil deposits
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Topic
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1000
Tell what the Rosetta Stone was
Name the languages present on the Stone
Explain why parallel texts were so important at the
time it was being used.
• 500 Extra points – WHO was the first to use the
Rosetta Stone to translate one of the languages?
• Answer
• Huge stone slab inscribed with languages
• Greek, Hieroglyphics; Egyptian Cursive
• If you knew one language you could use that info to
help translate the other languages
• Jean Champollion