1. 6th Grade Social Studies
Ancient Egypt Review
6th Grade Social Studies

2. What was the first pharaoh and rulers after him trying to symbolize by wearing a double crown?
Their rule over both Upper & Lower Egypt
What was the central belief in Egyptian religion?
The afterlife
What words best defines dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
What conclusion can you draw about people who participate in trade networks? (Hint:For what reason do they do this?)
They benefited from the trade networks.

3. Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
The pharaoh, who was both ruler and god.
Which area was probably the largest source of gold for the Egyptians? (Hint: This is where we get the word “nub” of gold for a small piece of gold.)
The Nubian Desert
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
King Tutankhamen.

4. How did Egyptians preserve their dead?
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
What was the name of the first pharaoh’s new capital at the southern tip of the Nile Delta?
Memphis
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide for early Egyptians?
It had natural barriers to protect against invaders.

5. By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power
By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. Based on this fact, what conclusion can you make about Egypt’s resources.
It was a rich country.
How did the Egyptian civilization develop? (Hint: Farms then ….V.)
Farms grew into villages and then cities.
The Nile River flows through what two important regions in Egypt?
Upper & Lower Egypt.

6. Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
The Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the New Kingdom?
Ahmose of Thebes
What is a stone item that has a body of a lion and the face of a pharaoh that you would not find inside a Egyptian temple?
Sphinx

7. What job employed the most people in Egypt?
farmer
How was Egypt able to build pyramids? (How was it paid for?)
They collected taxes from the people.
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Why is this statement true? Explain.
The geography included areas for farming

8. The ancient Egyptians developed in a fertile river valley
The ancient Egyptians developed in a fertile river valley. Identify and describe TWO political, cultural, or economic characteristics of the ancient Egyptian civilization.
All civilizations began around rivers, which provided irrigation for agriculture.
Writing System- Egyptians created hieroglyphics
Canals to control flooding – All civilizations had to worry about flooding, so they built levees and canals to prevent homes and crops from being washed away.
Irrigation – All civilizations dug ditches to bring water to crops.
Monarchies – Developed a monarchy supported by highly organized bureaucracies. This may have been a result of the need to organize the proper distribution of irrigation water and maintenance of the irrigation systems.
Food surplus – All civilizations developed advanced farming techniques, which allowed them to grow large amounts of food.
Cities – As the Egyptians developed better farming techniques, they grew surplus food and were able to support cities with large populations. (Along the rivers.)
Religion— Egyptians developed a belief in many gods (polytheism).

9. Name the 3 geographical features that protected Egypt from invasion.
Cataracts- made invasion from the South difficult
Bodies of water- like the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, & Nile River
Deserts -such as the Sahara Desert

10. What was the southern part of Ancient Egypt called?
Upper Egypt
What helped historians understand hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What is the name for the triangular-shaped area of soil deposited by the river where the Nile branches out before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea?
delta
Who wrote and copied religious and literary texts?
scribes