1. Miss Rice’s Egyptian Cheat Sheet 12/2/09 Homework: SSS Study for your test Current Events

2. Places Using the map on p. 40, Locate the following places Cities Memphis Giza Thebes Bodies of Water Nile River Nile River Delta Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Other Sahara Desert Eastern Desert Cataracts (first and second)

3. Places  Nile River Delta Mediterranean Sea   Giza  Memphis CITIES  Sahara Desert  Red Sea Bodies of Water  EasternDesert  Thebes  1st Cataract Others  Nile River  Western Desert  2nd Cataract

4. How did the Egyptians use the Nile River? Farming (irrigation) Drinking Water Bathing Food Source (fish, water for cooking, etc) Transportation within Egypt Etc. Places

5. Look at the map. What geographical features could act as a natural barrier from invasion? Sahara Desert Nile River Delta (swampy area) Eastern Desert Cataracts Military

6. How else did the military of Egypt find success with manmade advancements? Chariots Bronze Weapons Iron Weapons Who eventually beat the Egyptians and weakened their civilization? The Assyrians (Remember them???) Military

7. People Why did people follow the Pharaoh? They believed that he was the son of Re and connected heaven and earth “I was only about 8 or 9 when I became Pharaoh and died when I was only a teenager.”Who said it? _________________________________ “I was a great female ruler in Egypt and lead my people to a time of great prosperity.”Who said it? _________________________________ “I ruled Egypt for over 60 years and promoted great advances in building and territory expansion.”Who said it? _________________________________ Tutankhamen Hatshepsut Ramses II

8. “I am responsible for uniting the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt in about 3100 BCE.”Who said it? _______________________________ “I tried to make changes to Egyptian religion and made changes that caused Egypt to lose territory.”Who said it? _______________________________ “The Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed to honor me in the afterlife.”Who said it? _______________________________ People Narmer Akhenaton Khufu

10. This was well-known, so many people snuck in and stole things from the tombs

12. Vocab In what ways could it have been beneficial for the Egyptians to study geometry? Geometry could help Egyptian engineers to plan out how to build their great pyramids and monuments.

13. Contributions Papyrus A number system based on the # 10 Used fractions 365 day calendar Specialized doctors (eye doctors, vets, etc) 1st to use band-aids, tongue compressors, etc. 24 hours in a day Decimal System Paper Surgery Clock Ink Linen

14. Compare and Contrast Using p. 44 of your textbook, compare and contrast Ancient Egypt with Mesopotamia. Come up with three ideas or concepts for each part of the Venn diagram.

17. ) The Tigris and Euphrates flooded irregularly and were always a threat to the Mesopotamians

18. ) City-states and empires ruled by kings and priests

19. ) Many natural defenses2) The Nile flooded very regularly, which helped the farmers to plan ahead for planting 3)Villages lead by chiefs, then kingdoms ruled by Pharaohs (gods on earth) p. 44