Ancient Egypt Study Guide

1. Unit III Study Guide: Assigned 10-26-16 Test Day & Study Guide Due 11-4-16
Fill in the blank:Each word willonly be used once
Papyrus NileDelta Freshwater Embalming Pharaoh RiverValley
NileRiver BarterSystem Fertilesoil Hieroglyphics Farming
1. What geographic feature did the Egyptian civilizations develop near? _________________
2. List two factors that made river valleys ideal for farming. _______________________________
3. This reed plant was used to make paper __________________________________________________
4. What river ran through Egypt? _____________________________________________________________
5. What type of economy (what system) did Egypt have? __________________________________
6. What process allowed Egyptians to preserve the dead? _________________________________
7. What landform is at the mouth of the Nile River?________________________________________
8. A ________________________________________________was considered a god and king of Egypt.
9. What was Egypt’s writing system called? _________________________________________________
10.On what was Egypt’s economy based (what type of job)? ______________________________
11.Which map shows the location of early Egyptian civilizations? ________________________
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2. TrueorFalse. Circletrueor false. If falsecorrectthe sentenceto make it true statement.
12.T or F. Egypt had a polytheistic religion.
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13.T or F. The Egyptian pyramids were used as houses for the pharaohs
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14.T or F. A series of rulers from the same family is called a dynasty
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15.T or F. A cataract is an area of rugged mountains.
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16.T or F. While building the pyramids the Egyptians created a 365 day calendar with 12
months to mark the Nile’s flooding schedule.
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17.What writing is found at the top
of the Rosetta stone?
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18.How did the discovery of the
Rosetta stone impact our
knowledge of ancient Egypt?
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Label each pharaoh correctly (pg. 33): Will useeach one once
AmenhotepIV Ramses II Tutankhamen Menes Hatshepsut
19.I was the first pharaoh of Egypt and I united upper and lower Egypt into one unified
kingdom who am I? _______________________________________________________

3. 20.I was a great builder and military leader. I built many temples and statues of myself. I may
have been the pharaoh during the Exodus, who am I? ________________________
21.I was the first female pharaoh of Egypt. I increased trade and built many large monuments
that were later destroyed, who am I? _______________________________
22.I died at a very young age and my burial chamber was the only Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb to
have been discovered intact, who am I? ____________________________________
23.I wasn’t a very well-liked pharaoh because I changed Egypt from a polytheistic society to a
monotheistic society, who am I? ___________________________________________
24.Fill in the dates for each of the three time designationin ancientEgypt and two eventsthat
occurred during that period. (pg. 33)
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2.
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2.
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A B
25.What is artifact A? ________________________________________________________
26.What is artifact B? ________________________________________________________

4. Timeline
27.Place these events in chronological order on the timeline below
A.) BC 1352 Tutankhamen died C.) 1799 AD The Rosetta Stone is found
B.) BC 3000 Hieroglyphics first used D.) BC 1371 Tutankhamen born
28.Which is the earliest occurring event on the timeline?
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29. How many years passed between Tutankhamen’s birth and death? ___________________
30. How many years passed between hieroglyphics first being used and the discovery of the
Rosetta stone? _____________________________
Timeline math:
Same time periodsubtract (BCE-BCE=Subtract)
Differenttime periodsadd (BCE+CE=Add)
BCE/BC (descending) <Big #------Small#>
CE/AD (ascending) <Small#------Big#>