Unit 2: Ancient Egypt Review

The shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region

• Vegetation

• Topography

• Geography

The longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt.

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

• Nile River

A society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.

• Canaan

• Egypt

• Kush

• Arabia

A land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800 to 70 C.E.

• Egypt

• Canaan

• Kush

• Arabia

Some historians also call the Old Kingdom...

• The beginnings of time
• The Age of the Pyramids
• The Carefree Time
• The Age of Creation

The Middle Kingdom is also referred to as...

• The Period of Reunification
• The Rebuilding Age
• The Age of Unity
• The Time of Chaos

During this time period, ancient Egypt's power reached its height.

• The Old Kingdom
• The Middle Kingdom
• The New Kingdom
• Kingdom 2.0

As in Mesopotamia, _______ played a central role in Egypt's political and social order.

• wealth
• religion
• family tree
• social networking

Pharaoh Khufu was BEST known for....

• being a ruthless leader
• being the builder of a famous pyramid
• being kind and loving to his people
• enslaving anyone who disagreed with him

How was the Great Pyramid of Giza built? 

• Aliens built it.
• Nobody knows exactly how they did it.
• They used machines as tools to place the blocks together.
• Slaves built the pyramid.