RMS 6th grade SS Chapter 3
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Bednashley on November 3, 2011
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Ancient Egypt, Nubia
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 economy | the way people use and manage resources |
| papyrus | used to make paper |
| cataract | waterfall |
| How many cataracts does the Nile River have | six |
| mummy | a preserved body |
| unified | united |
| pharaoh | "great house" |
| delta | triangular shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river |
| Nile | longest river in the world |
| silt | mixture of soil and small rock |
| hieroglyphics | "sacred carvings" |
| Tutankhamen's nickname | boy king |
| How long is the Nile River? | 4000 miles |
| What direction does the Nile River flow? | from South to North |
| Hatshepsut | female pharaoh (later removed from the list of Egyptian kings) |
| Compare the elevations of Upper and Lower Egypt | Upper Egypt is higher in elevation than Lower Egypt |
| Where is Lower Egypt located? | Northern Egypt |
| What did Hatshepsut wear? | a false beard (only men were pharaohs in her time) |
| Another name for Amenhotep | Akhenaten |
| Who replaced Ra as sun god? | Aton |
| Who had Aton replace Ra as son god? | Amenhotep aka Akhenaten |
| What did King Menes wear while leading his army to Lower Egypt? | a two-colored crown |
| What were Nubians skilled in? | building boats |
| Can anyone read Nubian language? | No, it has never been translated or decoded |
| What weakened the relationship between the Nubians and the Egyptians? | The Egyptians got greedy for Nubian granite. |
| Compare Nubia's location with unified Egypt. | Nubia was south of unified Egypt. |
| Nubia is now what nation? | Sudan (in Africa) |
| What did Ancient Egyptians use to control or utilize the Nile? | nilometers irrigation calendars |
| What's one reason civilization was established in Egypt? | The Nile was there. |
| What gave Ancient Egyptians the ability to prepare for floods? | calendars |
| Why could the Nile be considered a TAKER of life? | It could flood and kill people, animals and crops. |
| The people of ancient Egypt were skilled at what? | building |
| What did Ancient Egyptians think of their pharaohs? | They thought the pharaohs were gods. |
| Why is the Rosetta Stone helpful? | It allowed scientists to translate hieroglyphics. |
| pyramids | served as houses or tombs for dead pharaohs |
| What was the tallest man-made structure on earth until 1800AD? | The Great Pyramid of Giza |
| When was the Great Pyramid of Giza constructed? | 2600 BC |
| What are some challenges an ancient Egyptian would have sailing south on the Nile? | the six cataracts that they had to carry (portage) their boats and goods around need to sail upstream when traveling south because the river flows south to north |
| portage | carry |
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