World History
Unit Three Study Guide
NAME
Due Date: OCT. 13TH
Directions: use your notes and handouts to answer the following questions for the
preparation for your test on the Egyptians.
1.
Where is Egypt located?
2.
The
3.
River flows through the Egyptian Empire.
Name the many ways in which the Egyptians depended on the Nile River for their
existence.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
What makes the Nile River unique?
5.
What provides geographical protection to the Egyptians?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6. The Egyptians used
to make paper.
7. Why was this product so profitable for Egyptian trade?
8. The Egyptians used
to make beer and bread.
9. Define the following:
a. Theocracy:
b. Pharaoh:
c. Dynasty:
d. Bureaucracy:
e. Vizier:
10. Egypt is divided into what two “distinct” parts called the
and
.
11. Who was the first Pharaoh of Egypt?
12. The Egyptians developed
symbols for ideas and sounds.
or a writing system using picture
13. The
served as the religious and political leader of Egypt.
14. The Pharaoh
is credited with the creation of the first pyramid.
15. Who designed this first pyramid?
16. What is a mastaba?
17. The Pyramids of Giza were built for what three Pharaoh’s?
a.
b.
c.
18. The
has a body of a Lion and head of the pharaoh
.
19. What duties did the Egyptian priests have? (2)
20.
is the god of mummification and embalming.
21. Who are the following:
a. Ammut:
b. Thoth:
c. Osiris:
d. Ra (Re):
22. Summarize the judgment process of Anubis:
23. The Egyptian’s believed in a heaven called the
featured the best aspects of Egyptian life.
that
24. The Egyptian
consisted of texts consist of charms, spells,
and formulas for use by the deceased in the afterlife.
25 This book was placed in the
.
26. The
contained spells painted on the sides of the
coffin to direct the souls of the dead past the dangers of the journey through the afterlife.
27. Summarize the Egyptian belief of a “Second Death.”
28. Name and describe the 8 steps of the mummification process: (Essay)
29. King
was the first Pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom.
30. The Egyptian’s raided the area of
31. The
for its gold mines.
were a Palestinian group who migrated into Egypt during
the late Middle Kingdom.
32. The Egyptian Prince
led the successful rebellion against the
foreign invaders occupying the north.
33. Queen
became the first woman to name herself Pharaoh of
Egypt.
34.
is well known for expanding the Egyptian empire, through
military conquest, to its greatest length during his reign.
35. The Egyptian Pharaoh
form of religion, government, and art.
36. How did he revolutionize the religion?
37. How did he change the government?
38. What is Amarna?
39. Who was Nefertiti?
40 Who is the famous son of Akhenaten?
41. Why is he considered famous?
42. Describe who or what the following items are:
a. Howard Carter:
b. Valley of the Kings:
attempted to revolutionize Egypt in the
c. Ramesses II:
d. Abu Simbel:
43. The
is the symbol that represents the life-giving elements of air and water.
44. The Egyptian believed that a name inscribed in hieroglyphics inside a
was believed to receive mythical protection in the afterlife.
45. The
and
represent the royalty or the Pharaohs.
46. Summarize the Rosetta Stone:
(What is it, what was it used for, who discovered it, and who deciphered it)
47. (Essay) Summarize the many achievements of the Egyptians by using specific
examples.