World History Egypt 4.1
Why did the pharaohs of First Dynasty wear a double crown?
To symbolize their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt, and to symbolize the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Where did Menes rise to power?
Upper Egypt
Where are Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt located?
Upper Egypt is located in the Southeast, and was located upriver in relation to the Nile's flow. and Lower Egypt was the located northern region, and was located downriver in relation to the Nile's flow.
What foods did the Egyptians eat?
Wheat, Barley, fruits, vegetables, lamb, fish, beef, goose, and ducks
Why was Egypt called the gift of the Nile?
Without the flooding that provided rich soil for crops, civilizations couldn't have developed in Egypt
When did the Nile flood?
summer and fall
What is the longest river in the world?
the Nile
What divided into several branches forming a delta
the Nile River
Where were the cataracts located?
the South
How did having deserts to the west help Egypt?
they were too big and harsh to cross
Why were canals built?
to carry water to fields of wheat, barley, fruits, and vegetables
How many regions did Ancient Egypt have?
two
What did Menes do?
unified Upper and Lower Egypt
What did the Nile provide?
water and fertile soil for farming
What does Biannual mean?
2 times a year
What made farming possible in the nile?
Biannual flooding
What was Menes?
Egypt's first pharaoh
What did Menes do besides unifying Upper and Lower Egypt?
He founded Egypt's first dynasty
How did Menes unify Upper and Lower Egypt?
He married a Lower Egyptian princess and took control of Lower Egypt
Why was the Nile Delta well suited for settlement?
It had fertile land, wildlife, located near a water source, and it provided natural protection from invasion
How did the desert on both sides of the Nile help ancient Egypt?
It provided protection from invasion by enemy forces
(Lots/little) rain fell in the Egyptian desert
Little
What were some examples of natural barriers?
Mediterranean Sea, Nile Delta, cataracts, deserts
Leader who rose to power in Upper Egypt
Menes
Who founded the first Egyptian dynasty?
Menes
Who unified Upper and Lower Egypt by marriage?
Menes
Who was Egypt's first pharaoh?
Menes
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
What were the two regions that made up ancient Egypt?
Southern region called Upper Egypt and a northern region called Lower Egypt
What bodies of water provided protection from invasion?
The Mediterranean, and Red Seas, and the Nile River
What allowed farmers to raise animals such as farmers and sheep?
The Nile River
What role did the Nile play in supplying Egyptians with these foods?
The Nile provided water for crops, and animals, fish, and provided a home for ducks and geese.
What was to the west of Egypt?
The Western and Sahara Deserts
What attracted early settlers to the Nile Valley?
The ability to find and grow crops and the natural protection from invasion.
How might the Nile's cataracts have both helped and hurt Egypt?
The cataracts helped Egypt because they protected them from invasion, but they hurt Egypt because it made travel on the river difficult.
What were Ancient Egypt's two regions?
a southern and a northern region
How long did Egypt's first dynasty last?
about 200 years
When did civilization in the Nile develop?
after people began farming in this region
What were the civilizations on the Nile based on?
agriculture
Why did Menes rise to power?
because of tradition
How did the regions of Ancient Egypt get their names?
by their relation to the Nile
What was built to carry water to fields of wheat, barley, fruits, and vegetables?
canals
Strong rapids
cataracts
What in the Nile made it hard to invade from the south?
cataracts
What did the Nile's flooding do?
coated the land around it with a rich silt that made the soil ideal for farming
A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river
delta
A series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
What did the first dynasty do?
extended Egyptian territory southward along the Nile
What allowed a great civilization to arise in Egypt around 3200 BC?
fertile soil, water, and the protected settling of the Nile Valley
What did the Nile do in the summer and fall?
flood
Without the ________, people could never have farmed in Egypt
floods
What did the South contain besides cataracts?
huge limestone boulders
What were canals part of?
irrigation systems
What did the Nile River do?
it brought life to Egypt and allowed it to thrive
What did Deltas do?
made farming easier
What did Natural barriers do?
made it hard to invade Egypt
What did the Nile River provide?
many types of fish to eat and hunters trapped ducks and geese
What made Egypt hard to invade?
natural barriers
What was Egypt located near?
natural barriers
How long is the Nile River?
over 4,000 miles
The title used by the rulers of Egypt, means "great house"
pharaoh
What did the Nile allow farmers to do?
raise animals such as cattle and sheep
The (rough/smooth) terrain caused cataracts to form.
rough
What unified all of Egypt?
strong kings
