Chapter 3 Study Guide Flashcards
Ancient Egypt and Nubia
How did the Nile River affect ancient Egyptian life?
It was helpful because every spring, it would wash Silt down from the mountains, which was very good for farming, and Egypt was a very dry desert, so the Nile was very important for water.
Fill in the blanks: Around _____________ B.C., farming communities appeared in Egypt and Nubia
5,000
What does absolute power mean?
Complete control over someone or something
Fill in the blanks: The ____________ held absolute power over all Egyptians?
Pharaoh
Toward the end of the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt, the government became ________________
Weak
How did religion play an important part in Egyptian life?
The Egyptians believed that their gods and goddesses controlled the workings of nature. They built temples to honor their gods, and offered them food, gifts, and prayers and had gods or everything involving aspects of nature and human society
How did ancient Egyptians demonstrate their beliefs in life after death?
They buried the dead with clothing, food, and other items because they believed the dead could not survive the afterlife without them
In ancient Egypt, most of the people belonged to which social class?
Peasants
The Egyptian peasants’ lives were greatly affected by two seasons: flood season and non-flood season. What work did the peasant do in each season?
During the flood season, the peasants worked on roads, temples, and other buildings. During the non-flood season, they planted, cared for, and harvested wheat or barley
Ancient Astronomers studied the stars to ________________________
Determine when the Nile River would flood
Hieroglyphics were first used by the Egyptian to ___________________________
To keep track of the kingdom’s growing wealth
What are hieroglyphs?
Picture like symbols that stand for ideas, letters, or things
What year was the Rosetta stone found?
1799
