Based On CIA'S- Egypt Summartive Flashcards

0
Q

What word means triangular geographical feature associated with rivers?

A

Delta

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1
Q

What body of water is located east of Egypt?

A

Red Sea

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2
Q

Which river is the longest in the world?

A

The Nile River

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3
Q

Which way does the Nile river flow?

A

Has a northern flow

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4
Q

If you were standing in modern Egypt which direction would you go to find the modern nation of Sudan?

A

South

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5
Q

Which of the Egyptian kingdom was the largest?

A

The new Kingdom

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6
Q

Nubia is located where in relation to Egypt

A

South

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7
Q

How many cataracts are located along the Nile River?

A

6

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8
Q

What did the Nile River leave behind?

A

Nutrient-rich soil

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9
Q

A place where nothing grows

A

Barren

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10
Q

What is this deposited each year by the flooding of the Nile?

A

Silt

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11
Q

What weapon where the Nubians famous for using?

A

Bows

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12
Q

Which product was Nubia famous for producing?

A

Iron

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13
Q

What was different about Nubian pyramids from the Egyptian pyramids?

A

They had flat tops.

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14
Q

Nubia borrowed many religious beliefs from what civilization?

A

Egypt

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15
Q

Why do we have a hard time learning about ancient Nubian culture today?

A

Cannot read the Nubian writing system

16
Q

What is another term for Nubia?

A

Kush

17
Q

Which of the following pharaohs is famous for military rates and expansion of the Egyptian empire during the new Kingdom?

A

Thutmose III

18
Q

Senemut was an important political official for which pharaoh?

A

Hatshepsut

19
Q

Which of the following pharaohs send a large trade expedition to the land of Punt?

A

Hatshepsut

21
Q

Queens have little power until which era in Egyptian history?

A

New

21
Q

Which of the following pharaohs is famous for attempting to change Egyptians religious beliefs?

A

Akhenaten

22
Q

Death for the Egyptians led to a

A

World much like the one they lived in

23
Q

Which of the following pharaohs was the last in Egypt history?

A

Cleopatra

25
Q

Who is the God of mummification and the guardian of the underworld?

A

Anubis

26
Q

Who was the God of heaven and light?

A

Ra

27
Q

Where are the first Egyptians mummies made?

A

In the deserts

28
Q

Pharaohs were responsible for preserving the right order of society some of the responsibilities are

A

Providing justice
Addressing the economic needs of the people
Protecting the country from internal external threats
Preserving peace and political stability
Performing all necessary religious rituals

29
Q

If this organ is judged to be good then, the dead person will be sent to live for all eternity in the beautiful fields of reeds.

A

Heart

30
Q

This is considered the embodiment of truth and balance in the universe.

A

Maat

31
Q

What four organs are placed in canopic jars?

A

Liver, stomach, intestines, and lungs

31
Q

What can you conclude from the fact that the Egyptians painted the walls of mummies tombs with pictures of servants, food in animals?

A

They believe that the dead needed these things in the afterlife.