Egypt

Question 1

What kind of civilization was Egypt?

Answer 1

river valley civilization

Question 2

What river was in Egypt?

Answer 2

Nile river

Question 3

How did nile river flood?

Answer 3

flood gently and predictably

Question 4

How was nile river seen?

Answer 4

seen as a bringer of life

Question 5

How was Egypt politically?

Answer 5

politically unified early and long, and short periods of disunity

Question 6

What were the long periods of unity called?

Answer 6

Old kingdom, middle kingdom and new kingdom

Question 7

What were the short periods of disunity called?

Answer 7

Intermediate periods

Question 8

How were they ethnically and linguistically?

Answer 8

Ethnically and linguistically homogenous

Question 9

What was their writing called?

Answer 9

heiroglyphics

Question 10

How was their outlook on life?

Answer 10

positive outlook on life and afterlife, mirror images of each other

Question 11

What were their politics like?

Answer 11

Monarchy

Question 12

Who was in charge of the monarchy?

Answer 12

Pharoahs

Question 13

Who were pharaohs?

Answer 13

Egyptian kings, ruled from Capital Memphis

Question 14

What were the pyramids consisted of?

Answer 14

Dead pharaohs inside

Question 15

What were the step pyramids of Djaser?

Answer 15

First pyramid, most inspired by the ziggurats

Question 16

What were the pyramids of Snefru

Answer 16

first attempt at smoothing sides of pyramids

Question 17

What were the pyramids of Giza

Answer 17

Largest pyramids. Biggest pyramid for king and smaller pyramids for sons and smallest pyramids for wives

Question 18

What was Instructions of Ptah-Hotep and Songs?

Answer 18

(Old Kingdom Ma’at) Instructions to his son for rules to live by and codes of conduct. If follow instructions, succeed and live a good life and it says nothing about afterlife in Old Kingdom

Question 19

What kingdom were pyramids used for?

Answer 19

Old Kingdom

Question 20

What was ma’at

Answer 20

Translated to “truth” Following ma’at means to be true and you will succeed in life.

Question 21

What were the Unas Pyramid Incantations

Answer 21

(Old kingdom thoughts of afterlife) gave us insights on how Egyptians conceived of the divine and afterlife

Question 22

What were passages read for Egypt in the Old Kingdom?

Answer 22

The Instructions of Ptah-Hotep and Songs, Unas Pyramid Incantations, and Hymm to Aten

Question 23

What was the second intermediate period

Answer 23

first time egypt was ruled and invaded by foreign people by Hyksos (first foreign occupation)

Question 24

What came after the second intermediate period?

Answer 24

New Kingdom

Question 25

What were passages read for Egypt in the New Kingdom?

Answer 25

Egyptian book of the dead and sea people inscriptions

Question 26

Where did the new kingdom expand?

Answer 26

It expanded south to Nubia and North to leuant

Question 27

How were pharaohs seen in the new kingdom

Answer 27

they were warrior kings.

Question 28

What passage depicts pharaoh of being a warrior?

Answer 28

Sea People Inscriptions. Since the sea people took over during the second intermediate period, pharaoh's had to fight the sea people so they were seen as warrior kings.

Question 29

In the new kingdom, where were pharaohs buried?

Answer 29

In caves called "Valley of Kings"

Question 30

What was mummification?

Answer 30

A way to allow pharaohs in the afterlife

Question 31

What was the book of the dead?

Answer 31

Talks about the trip to the afterlife, it is unique and different for every person. Guidebook for the dead on how to get them to the afterlife. It is created for and burned with them.

Question 32

What is the meaning of Ma'at in the new kingdom?

Answer 32

Concept that regulates and determines fate in the afterlife.

Question 33

What insights does the book of the dead give us?

Answer 33

insights what they see as right and wrong.

Question 34

What did the dead person have to do to get into the afterlife?

Answer 34

Had to go in front of a judge-like place, and talk to the gods as to why he deserves to go into the afterlife. They have to argue that they followed ma'at.

Question 35

What caused the new kingdom to collapse?

Answer 35

the sea people caused collapse of Hitties and Mesopotamia.

Question 36

Who were hitties?

Answer 36

Egyptians main rivals, forces pharaohs to become a warrior

Question 37

What is piety?

Answer 37

participation in religious shrines. If you were piety it could grant you to be blissful in the afterlife

Question 38

What did the end of the new kingdom lead to?

Answer 38

the iron age

Question 39

What was the Hymm to aten

Answer 39

Aten was the sun god, and when the sun goes down, thats when evil comes out. All life on earth comes from Aten