11 Features of the Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Directions: Fill in the chart with information about the Nile River Valley
Civilization. You may work in groups and use Chapter 3 Lesson 1, 2, &4 (pages
93-115 in the Cream Textbook). You will also be told to go to specific pages in
Chapter 3…Be sure to read the question carefully! Your answers DO NOT need
to be in complete sentences.
Features
Rise of Cities- List 3 main
ancient Egyptian cities .
Details about the Nile River Valley
Memphis, Thebes, Aswan
Organized Government- (Pgs.
98-99) What was a vizier and
what did he do for the
Pharaoh?
Culture- Explain why the
Egyptians worshiped their
Gods. List 2 Egyptian Gods.
The vizier was the most important
government official that carried out the
Pharaoh’s commands and took care of the
day-to-day issues the government faced.
The Egyptians worship Gods to look for
environmental help.
Ra: Sun God
Osiris: Farming God
Horus / Isis: Sky God
Technology- What invention
did the Egyptians create to
help them predict when the
Nile floods?
Job Specialization- Look at
page 102, and the Social Class
Pyramid. List 2 jobs ancient
Egyptians had.
Social Classes- Look at the
chart on page 102, list the
order of the Social Classes
starting with the Highest Class.
Calendar
Geography- Explain how the
Nile River impacts the lives of
Egyptians.
Slaves, Craft-workers
1.Pharaoh
2.Nobles
3.Craft-workers/Merchants/Scribes
4.Farmers
5.Slaves
Brings fresh water that flows through the
desert of Egypt.
Silt: rich soil deposited by the Nile helps make
farming possible.
Used for trade and transportation
Public Projects- Go to page 96:
What did the Egyptians build
to hold back the river water in
case of flooding?
Writing- Look at pages 98-99:
What language did Egyptians
write in and what material did
they write on?
Trade- List two items
Egyptians traded.
Military-In 1465 B.C. the
Egyptian Empire had grown to
its largest size. Which Pharaoh
is responsible for this
expansion?
Could also destroy farmland and homes
(floods)
Dams and Dikes
Hieroglyphics: picture symbol writing system
Papyrus: What Egyptians write on
Copper, gold, silver, fine pottery, spices, gem
stones
King Thutmose III