HUM 2210
Instructor: Paloma Rodriguez
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Chapter 3: Egypt
Homework worksheet: Read pp. 73-105 in your textbook and then complete this worksheet.
1. Key term. Observe the etymological origin of the following term and try to figure out its
meaning.
Theocracy: theós (Gk: god)
kratía (Gk: government)
Meaning: ________________________________________________ .
2. Circle products that Ancient Egypt would export to other regions of the Mediterranean.
olive oil
linen
grain
ebony
wood (cedar)
ivory
gold
falafel
papyrus
granite
3. Explain the geographical location of Lower and Upper Egypt.
North: _____________________________ South: ____________________________________
4. Summarize the most important features of Egyptian religion and think about their political
implications. Take into account the following:
1. The relationship between the king and the gods.
2. The relationship between the king and his subjects.
3. The afterlife:
5. Which funerary construction was typical of the Old Kingdom? ________________________
Provide an example of this construction: __________________________________________
6. Which funerary construction was typical of the New Kingdom?________________________
Provide an example of this construction:
___________________________________________
7. Look at the pyramid of king Djoser (p. 81, Figure 3.3). What Mesopotamian building does it
remind you of? ________________________________________
Name at least two differences between this pyramid and the Mesopotamian building:
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8. Look at the Great Sphinx (p. 84, Fig. 3.7). What was its purpose?
____________________________________________________________________________
What Mesopotamian sculpture does it remind you of?
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9. Look at the statues of Menkaure and His Chief Queen (p. 85, Fig. 3.9) and at that of Khafre (p.
85, Fig. 3.8).From the following list of features, circle the ones that better describe them:
frontal view
serenity
sense of animation
symmetry
attention to detail
realism
10. Look at the picture of the Palette of Narmer on pp. 78-79 and find the following:
A hieroglyphic sign that uses the principle of rebus: _____________________________
The images of two important Egyptian gods. ___________________________________
Draw the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt in the space provided:
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
11. Indicate if the following statements describe the Mesopotamian or the Egyptian civilization.
Some statements may apply to both.
Mesopotamia
Egypt
It was a unified civilization with limited influence from the exterior.
It was a civilization ruled by a divinized king.
It was a divided civilization integrated by successive cultures
It was a civilization based on agriculture.
They expanded their limited arable land using irrigation.
They used bricks to build dwellings.
They built large funerary monuments.
They used cuneiform script.
They used hieroglyphic script.
Priests enjoyed privileges, acted as civil administrators and
participated extensively in the political life.
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