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. .