Chapter 4 Study Guide Egypt (Answered)
1. How long is the Nile River? 4,100
2. What country does the last 600 miles of the Nile River flow through? Egypt
3. Define delta – Fan shaped area of fertile land
4. What happens in Egypt every July? The Nile River floods
5. What larger body of water does the Nile River empty in to? Mediterranean Sea
6. What were the pyramids designed to do? Protect the bodies of the Pharaohs
7. Who was the god Osiris? God of harvest and eternal life
8. Who was the god Re? Sun god
9. Who was the god Hapi? Egyptian river god
10. An Egyptian ruler was known as a? Pharaoh
11. What was the process used to keep bodies from decaying? embalming
12. What was a building for storing grain called? granaries
13. In the Middle Kingdom, when did government officials take control of Egypt?
2300 B.C.
14. In the Middle Kingdom, what did the Egyptians give up? Building pyramids
15. Who were the Hyksos? Group of people from western Asia
16. The Hyksos used weapons made of? Bronze and iron
17. About how long did the Hyksos rule for? 150 years 18. Who was Ahmose? An Egyptian Prince
19. Who was the new god that was worshiped in the new Kingdom? Amon-Re
20. Akhenaton set up a religion to worship? Aton
21. What year did the Egyptian empire end? 1150 B.C.
22. Who took over Egypt? Assyrians
23. In the New kingdom, what were temples used for? Industrial centers
24. Define Papyrus – Egyptian paper
25. What was papyrus made from? reeds
26. Name at least 3 Egyptian inventions from section 5? Fractions, ink, splinting of
bones, etc…
27. In the medical field, what were the Egyptians the 1st to do? Become specialists,
eye doctors, dentists, surgeons, etc…
28. Egyptians invented a number system based on the number? 10
29. Each season of the Egyptian calendar had how many days? 120
30. Define shadoof – machine used for getting water for irrigation
31. Who was Menes? Also known as Narmer, king of Upper Egypt and later
conquered lower Egypt
Essay:
List and describe at least three reasons why the Nile River was so important to the Egyptians. For each reason, be very specific and discuss the importance of each in detail.