Module 6.2: Egypt

How did the flooding of the Nile affect the growing season in ancient Egypt?

• March-May

• Egyptians harvested their crops before the next flood.

• October-February

• Egyptians did not farm because their fields were being flooded.

• June-September

• Egyptians tilled the soil and planted crops.

Number each group in the order of importance in ancient Egyptian society with 1 being the most important, and 4 being the least important.

• Scribes

• Pharaohs

• Nobles

• Farmers

Match the name of the god or goddess with its description.

• Isis

• a sky god and the god of the pharaohs

• Geb

• the sun god

• Osiris

• the god of the underworld

• Amon-Re

• the goddess of magic

• Horus

• the earth god

Match the name of the Egyptian ruler with the description.

• Ahmose

• signed a peace treaty with the Hittites following the Battle of Kadesh

• Thutmose II

• founded the 18th dynasty, which began the New Kingdom

• Thutmose III

• became pharaoh following the death of Queen Hatshepsut

• Ramses II

• died young and his throne passed to his wife

Which material did the ancient Egyptians use to record many government and religious texts?

• sheep skin

• clay tablets

• papyrus paper

• wooden planks

Match each ancient Egyptian name with its description.

• Sphinx

• an imaginary creature with the head of an animal or human on the body of a lion

• Abu Simbel

• a temple complex that honors Ramses the Great

• Karnak

• a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

• obelisk

• the largest ancient Egyptian temple, which was built to honor the sun god

Use the map to answer the question. Which ancient kingdom is shaded in the map?

• Aksum

• Assyria

• Egypt

• Kush

The ancient kingdoms of Egypt and Kush were successful trading partners. Categorize the following to show whether the good was exported from Egypt or from Kush.

Groups:

(a) Egypt

,

(b) Kush

• glass products

• papyrus

• ivory

• gold

• linen

• ebony

Who became leader of Aksum and destroyed the Kush capital at Meroë?

• King Ezana

• Queen Hatshepsut

• Queen Shanakhdakheto

• Pharaoh Ramses the Great