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Egypt Study Guide Answer Key
1. What continent is Egypt on? Africa
2. Shade Egypt in on the map below.
3. Why was flooding of the Nile important? Flooding brought silt to the soil which
made the land fertile for farming
4. What direction did the Nile flow? North
5. Where did the Nile begin? Upper Egypt
6. Where did it end? Lower Egypt
7. What body of water did the Nile flow in to? Mediterranean Sea
8. Where was Upper Egypt located? South
Why? The land was higher elevation (mountains and hills)
9. Where was Lower Egypt located? North
Why? The land was a lower elevation (flat land)
10. What is the Red Land? The desert
11. What is the Black Land? Rich farm land- dark soil near the Nile
12. Fill out the social structure of Egypt on this diagram:
a. Pharaoh
b. nobles
c. scribes and craftspeople
d. farmers and servants
e. slaves
13. How did Queen Hatshepsut bring wealth to Egypt? She expanded trade
14. What was she the first of in Egypt? First female pharaoh
15. How did King Ramses expand Egypt? Conquered neighboring territories (lands)
16. What was he the first ruler to do in Egypt? Signed a peace treaty with his
enemies the Hittites
17. What is best preserved of King Ramses? His mummy
18. Why is King Tut famous? All of the treasures found in his tomb
19. How old was he when he became pharaoh? 9 years old
20. How old was he when he died? 19 years old
21. What does monotheism mean? Belief in one god
22. What does polytheism mean? Belief in many gods
23. Did Egyptians practice monotheism or polytheism? Polytheism
24. Name one god or goddess? Answers will vary
25. What is this god or goddess known for? Answers will vary
26. Name two artifacts that would have been placed in a pyramid.
a. answer will vary
b. answer will vary
27. Why would these items have been placed there? Answers will vary
28. Why were pyramids built? A tomb for the pharaoh to be buried
29. Who built the pyramids? servants, slaves, and farmers during their off-time
30. What was Egyptian writing called? Hieroglyphics
31. Who was hired to read and write? Scribes
32. Why was this writing difficult to read? It could be written in four different
directions (up, down, left, right)
33. Why was this difficult to learn? Over 600 symbols; need to look at each individual
symbol to determine which way to read them
34. What was the Egyptian form of paper? Papyrus
35. What tools were used to write?
a.
Brush
b.
Ink