Name: ____________________________________
History: Chapter 4  Egyptian Study Guide #2
Date: ___________
Period: _________
I. Write a vocabulary word for each definition.
1. Pharaoh
2. delta
3. arid
A ruler of ancient Egypt
A triangle-shaped piece of land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river
Very dry
4. rural
Relating to the country
5. vizier
The chief advisor to an ancient Egyptian King
6. papyrus
A paper-like material on which ancient Egyptians wrote
7. civil war
A war between two groups within the same country
8. famine
A food shortage
9. pyramid
A structure that served as tombs for Egyptian rulers
10. predict To tell in advance
11. cost-benefit analysis
12. nation-state
An examination made to decide whether to carry on trade
A region with a united group of people and a single government
13. mummy
A preserved body
14. reign
A time of rule
15. Cleopatra
The last pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire
16. Hatshepsut
Female Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled until her stepson was of age and expanded the trade
routes across the Red Sea
17. Tutankhamen
18. Thutmose III
19. Amhenotep IV
Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne at age nine; his ministers restored the old
Egyptian Gods
When he came of age and took the throne, he brought the Egyptian Empire to its
greatest size and wealthiest
Egyptian Pharaoh who changed his name the Akhenaton and urged the people of
Egypt to worship only one god, the Aton
II. Answer each question
20. What was Egyptian hieroglyphic writing mostly used for? Religious purposes
21. Who was the Pharaoh who was buried in a solid gold coffin? Tutankhamen
22. The land that was in the northernmost part of Egypt was called Lower Egypt
23. The land to the is found north of Nubia was called Upper Egypt
24. The desert that the Nile River runs through is the Sahara Desert
25. Who united Upper and Lower Egypt in 3100BC? King Narmer/Menes
26. Who was it that built magnificent temples throughout Egypt? Ramses II
27. The Egyptians used a book called the book of the dead as their guide to the afterlife.
28. The Sinai Peninsula was a crossroads for trading for early Egyptians.
29. What was often shown in ancient Egyptian paintings and sculptures? Pharaohs and other important
people
III. Write a definition for each vocabulary word.
30. Dynasty: period of rule by the same family
31. Hieroglyph: pictures standing for sounds, words or ideas
32. Afterlife: life after death
33. Cataract: waterfalls
34. Pharaoh: a ruler of ancient Egypt
IV. Complete the Social Structure of Egyptian Society.
pharaohs
royal family, priests, nobles
craftworkers, merchants, scribes
unskilled workers, farmers
slaves