Classics_GP2_Sep 30 Flashcards
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The governement of Ancient Egypt was a ____________ meaning that it was ruled by religious authorities - the priests.
theocracy
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
_____________ ___________ _____ changed the religion to _____________.
Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV); monotheism
The crown of Lower Egypt was _____.
red
The Egyptians believed that the god _____ oversaw the annual flooding of the Nile.
Hapi
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
Ancient Egypt was ruled by a __________.
pharaoh.
______, the Black Land, was the fertile soil on the banks of the Nile.
Kemi
The Egyptians believed, much like the Sumerians, that the pharaoh had a ________ ____________ with the gods.
direct connection
_______________, the Red Land, was the desert that protected Egypt on two sides from neighboring countries and invading armies.
Deseret (or Desret)
The symbols of Upper Egypt are the ________, the ____________, the _________ and the __________.
lotus; vulture; sedge; falcon
Between June and September, during the season called ______, the Nile would flood.
Akhet
Changed name from Tutankhaten & changed religion back to ____________.
polytheism.
Some of the symbols of Lower Egypt are ____________ _______, the ________, and the ______.
papyrus plants; cobra; bee.
The ancient Egyptians used this land for __________ _______ ______.
growing their crops
A layer of rich, black _____ was deposited there every year after the _______ _________ flooded.
silt; Nile River
Despite these benefits, the desert also ______________ Egyptians from their neighbors. Trade across the desert was difficult - or impossible!
isolated
New Kingdom (c.1570-1070 BCE)
Expansion ino the Middle East.
The crown of Upper Egypt was _________.
white
Middle Kingdom (c.2000-1650 BCE)
After period of collapse.
Early in its history, Ancient Egypt was divided into two kingdoms: ________ ________ and _________ __________.
Upper Egypt; Lower Egypt
Built city of __________.
el-Armana
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
