Abeka 5th Grade History Chapter 7

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What is the largest of the pyramids standing today?

Great Pyramid

Ancient Egypt's only woman pharaoh

Hatshepsut

A Vizier mentioned in the Bible

Joseph

Built the Great Pyramid as his tomb

Khufu

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt?

Menes

Who was considered to be the "King of Upper and Lower Egypt"?

Menes

Because the fertile land in Egypt ends so abruptly, what did the ancient Egyptians call their land?

Red Land, Black Land

What peninsula has been a land bridge between Africa and Asia?

Sinai

What famous monument has the head of a man and the body of a lion?

Sphinx

Who was next in importance tot he king?

vizier

List the 3 Egyptian seasons and the type of work done during each season.

1. Flood season: building projects 2. Planting season: plant crops, work on irrigation projects 3. Harvest season: gather their crops

The first Pharaoh

Akhenaton

Because the Nile is so important, Egypt is often called "the ________ if the Nile."

Gift

What is unique about the Sahara Desert?

It is the largest desert in the world

What interesting pharaoh was buried in the Valley of the Kings?

King Tutankhamen

What is the world's longest river?

Nile

What did most Egyptians do for work?

They were farmers

pyramids

Tombs built for pharaohs

The Pharaoh whose tomb is more famous than he is

Tut = Tutankhamen

What do we call the area near Thebes that the pharaohs used as a cemetery?

Valley of the Kings

cataract

a large bed of rocks piled in the river that produces waterfalls

famine

a period of a serious shortage of food

delta

a piece of land that has slowly built up over the years but the deposit of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river

mummy

a preserved body

Why is the Sinai Peninsula sometimes referred to as a land bridge?

because people cross it on their way between Egypt and Israel

Why did the Egyptians choose mostly white as a color to wear?

because white is the most comfortable color to wear in a hot, dry climate

Why is Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

because without the Nile, all of Egypt would be a desert; also because the overflow deposits rich soil along the river

vizier

next in importance to the Egyptian king

What title did Egyptian kings give themselves?

pharaoh

What were the huge stone structures built as tombs for burying pharaohs called?

pyramids

What is the most famous and largest of these tombs still standing today?

the Great Pyramid

What is the longest river in the world?

the Nile River

Upon what did the Egyptians base their seasons?

the annual flooding of the Nile

What pet was considered sacred by the Egyptians?

the cat

What does the Great Sphinx look like?

the head of a man and the body, legs, and paws of a lion

Pharaoh

ruler of Egypt; "great house"

shadoof

an irrigation device; a long pole with a bucket tied on one end


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