Abeka 5th Grade History Chapter 7
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
