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GeographyOf ancient
Egypt
Land of the Pharaohs
Old KingdomLife
AncientEgyptian
Civilization
Daily LifeIn ancient
Egypt
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Egypt is a part of which continent?
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Which major river flows through Egypt?
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In which direction does the Nile River flow, north to south, or south
to north?
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South to north (toward the Mediterranean Sea)
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Where is the largest fertile region along the Nile?
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The Nile delta, in northern Egypt, near where the Nile flows into
the Mediterranean Sea.
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What happens to the Nile River valley every Spring?
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The Nile floods the valley and makes the valley very fertile for
growing crops (farming)
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What system of watering crops did farmers use?
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Irrigation- trenches, ditches, canals, were dug to allow water from the Nile to flow to crops
inland.
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How many kingdoms were there during early ancient Egypt?
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Two: the Upper Kingdom, and the Lower Kingdom
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Upper Egypt was where?
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In southern Egypt, where the elevation (feet above sea level) is
greater and causes the Nile to flow toward the Mediterranean.
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Which king united Upper and Lower Egypt by force (military
action)?
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King Menes (MEE-nees)
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Explain the crowns worn by the kings of Upper and Lower Egypt,
and then by Menes after he united them.
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Red- Lower EgyptWhite- Upper Egypt
Menes- both red and white
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What was ancient Egypt’s economy base on?
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Agriculture (farming)
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What two kinds of power did Pharaoh have, and why?
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Political and Religious: The pharaoh was believed to also be a
god.
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Where was the capital city of ancient Egypt located?
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Memphis (located in the north, lower Egypt, near the delta)
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What form of writing symbols was used?
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What was used as a form of paper on which to write
hyroglyphics?
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What kinds of games did children play in ancient Egypt?
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They played with cloth dolls, board games, wrestling and
running races.
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What did the amount of free, or play, time you have depend on?
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What your family did for a living; the harder the work and
the longer the hours, the less time you had for leisure.
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What was Scribe’s job?
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To copy written documents
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Who was at the top, bottom, and middle of the “social pyramid?”
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Top- PharaohBottom- slaves
Middle- artisans (craftsmen), and merchants
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Name at least three activities performed on a farm in ancient
Egypt.
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Growing crops/working the fieldsHerding cattle and goats
Baking breadCatching fish
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Who was Hatshepsut?
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A female ruler of Egypt. She expanded the empire to Punt.
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What other job did doctors usually have?
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They were also priests
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Name two things used as cures to illness in ancient Egypt
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Chamamile and moldy bread
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Bits of soil and rock carried off by the Nile River are called:
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Silt, which was carried and deposited into the Nile River
delta.
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The way a country’s people manage money and resources for
the production of goods and services is called its: