1. - What river dominates the Egyptian
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- strong rapids
- Delta - -
- title used by the rulers of Egypt; means “great house”. -
- series of rulers from the same family
- Nobles
people from _______________________ and
________________________ families -
- Life after death -
- specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth.
- pyramids
huge stone tombs with ______________________ triangle-
shaped walls that met in a _________________ on top. -
- Trade Routes -
- The Egyptian _______________________system. -
- long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
- Sphinxes
_____________________creatures with the bodies of
_____________ and the __________________ of other
animals or humans. -
Tall, four-sided ___________________________ that is
pointed on top.
- Merchants
- traders -
- Items sent out to other regions -
- Goods brought in from other regions
THE NILE RIVER -
- Over 4,000 miles long.
- The geography of Egypt played a key
role in what?
- The development of _________________ ________________.
- What was Egypt also called?
- The ____________________________of the Nile.
- What river dominates the Egyptian
world?
- ________________________River
- What advantages did the Nile region
provide for Egypt?
- Defense from _____________________ (Natural Boundaries)
- It allowed for some trade
- Contributes to feeling of safety for the Egyptian people
- Preserves ________________________
-What is a river civilization? -
- A 13 mile wide river valley that was filled with rich silt.

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A triangle shaped area with soil that has been deposited by a
river, it provided Egypt with 2/3’s of its farm land. -
They built basins to collect ________________ during the
yearly floods and to store this precious resource long
afterward. They also built a series of _________________
that could be used in the dry months to direct water from
the basins to the fields where it was needed.
- How long ago did people begin living
along the Nile?
- ______________________years ago
- Why was Egypt such a perfect place
to live?
a large _______________________ supply and easily
defendable against ___________________________.
- Egypt is divided into two parts. What
are they?
_________________Egypt and __________________Egypt
- Label where Upper Egypt is.
- Label where Lower Egypt is.
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3. -How many different time periods are
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OLD KINGDOM
________
* ___________________ Kingdom ( )
* ___________________ Kingdom ( )
*___________________ Kingdom ( )
-How many different time periods are
there in Egyptian History? What are
they and for what years?
- For being Egypt’s first Pharaoh. He united all of Egypt under
on ruler in 3100 B.C. He created the first dynasty.
- Who was ________________ and what
was he known for?
PHARAOHS -
- What does the word Pharaoh mean? -
- It lasted 200 years before another family took over, starting
the second dynasty. -
How did Menes show the joining of
the two kingdoms?
- Memphis
- What made this dynasty so successful?
No other dynasty in history has been so successful in creating a timeless form of _________________________. For thousands of years Egyptian pharaohs were able to give their subjects a sense of permanence and eternity while also constantly adjusting the system to meet new ____________.
The creation and expansion of an
empire led to:
More ___________________ and _____________________ .
- The ancient Egyptians believed that Egypt belonged to the _______________. They believed that the pharaoh had come to ________________________ to manage Egypt for the rest of the gods. As a result, he had absolute ________________________ over all the land and people in Egypt. -
Who was another pharaoh of the Old
Kingdom and what was he know for? -
How many people lived in Egypt in
2200 BC? -
SOCIAL PYRAMID -
-Pharaoh
-___________________ and Nobles
-Scribes and _______________________
-Soldiers
-Farmers
-Servants
-________________________
TRADE
Who did the Egyptian trade with and
for what?
- Nubia – __________________, __________________,
__________________, _________________, ____________
- Punt – ____________________, ____________________
- Syria - ____________________

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Were Polytheistic and had gods for nearly everything. -
- What did their gods look like? -
How did worship of their gods change
over time? - -
- collected from both the government and worshippers. -
____________________ – god of the dead
Re, or Amon-Re – the __________________ god
_____________ – god of the ______________________
Isis – the goddess of ___________________
_______________ – a sky god, god of the ________________
AFTERLIFE
What did the Egyptians believe about
the afterlife? - -
- A person’s life force
What did the Egyptian’s believe about
the KA?
- When a person died, their KA would ________________ their body and become a _____________________. The KA would remain linked to the ____________________ and would not leave its __________________ _____________. The KA had the same needs that the person had when he or she was _______________________. -
Fill the tomb with objects for the afterlife like ____________,
_________________, _________________, ______________,
and __________________________.
What was expected of the dead
person’s relatives? -
- Why did the body have to be preserved?
If the body __________________, its ________________ could not recognize it. That would break the link between the _________________ and the _____________. The KA would then be unable to receive the food and drink it needed to have a __________________ after life.
- Developed a preservation method -
- How is the rich person’s death different from a poor person’s death?
When did the mummification process
begin? -
What is the first step in the
mummification process?
- First, his body is ______________________________ The embalmers wash the body with ________________ and rinse it with water from the ________________.

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