SS Review Flashcards Set 3

Front

The most fertile soil in Egypt was located near the _________. It is 400 miles across and is on the Mediterranean Sea.

Back

Nile Delta

Front

In the Old Kingdom Pharaohs were buried in _________. During the New Kingdom, pharaohs were buried in the _________ because people were robbing the tombs.

Back

pyramids; Valley of the Kings

Front

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

Back

Egyptians believed the dead needed such materials in the afterlife.

Front

The unification of Egypt under Menes rule can be illustrated by:

Back

A single crown combining the white and red crowns

Front

Why did Egypt have a highly organized society?

Back

They no longer had to hunt and gather food.

Front

What attracted early settlers to the Nile Valley?

Back

Fertile soil, food and water

Front

Why was the discovery of the Rosetta Stone critical to understanding hieroglyphics?

Back

It had Greek, Demonic, and Hieroglyphics writing.

Front

By the 1400’s BC, Egypt was the leading military power because its resources were being

Back

heavily taxed

Front

In ancient Egypt, which group held enormous power because they were believed to be gods?

Back

pharaohs

Front

What is a sphinx?

Back

An imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh