Classics_GP2_Sep 23 Flashcards
(20 cards)
The ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land, the ___________ _______and the ____ _______.
black land; red land
Upper Egypt is in the _________, where the Nile River begins. Lower Egypt is in the ________, where the Nile Delta empties into the sea.
South; North
______, the Black Land, was the fertile soil on the banks of the Nile.
Kemi
Until the Aswan High Dam was built, Egypt received a _________ ______ ______.
regulard yearly flood
Early in its history, Ancient Egypt was divided into two kingdoms: ________ ________ and _________ __________.
Upper Egypt; Lower Egypt
The symbols of Upper Egypt are the ________, the ____________, the _________ and the __________.
lotus; vulture; sedge; falcon
The desert also provided a source for ___________ ________ and ___________ _______.
precious metal; building stone
Despite these benefits, the desert also ______________ Egyptians from their neighbors. Trade across the desert was difficult - or impossible!
isolated
The ancient Egyptians used this land for __________ _______ ______.
growing their crops
After Narmer, the ruler of Egypt was known as “____ _____ ___ ____ ______” and wore a double crown (both red & white).
The Lord of Two Lands
Around 3,000 BCE, the unification was brought about by the warrior-king ________.
Narmer
Egyptians relied on the _______ ________ for transportation and trade.
Nile River
_______________, the Red Land, was the desert that protected Egypt on two sides from neighboring countries and invading armies.
Deseret (or Desret)
A layer of rich, black _____ was deposited there every year after the _______ _________ flooded.
silt; Nile River
The crown of Upper Egypt was _________.
white
The crown of Lower Egypt was _____.
red
Some of the symbols of Lower Egypt are ____________ _______, the ________, and the ______.
papyrus plants; cobra; bee.
Between June and September, during the season called ______, the Nile would flood.
Akhet
The amount of _____ left behind determined the amount of crops that the Egyptians could grow-if the flood was too low, it would be a year of _______.
silt; famine
The Egyptians believed that the god _____ oversaw the annual flooding of the Nile.
Hapi
