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 tilled the soil and planted crops.

• June-September

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

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

• Farmers

• Scribes

• Nobles

• Pharaohs

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

• Osiris

• the earth god

• Horus

• the sun god

• Isis

• a sky god and the god of the pharaohs

• Geb

• the goddess of magic

• Amon-Re

• the god of the underworld

Match the name of the Egyptian ruler with the description.

• Thutmose II

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

• Thutmose III

• became pharaoh following the death of Queen Hatshepsut

• Ahmose

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

• 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.

• Karnak

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

• Abu Simbel

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

• Sphinx

• a temple complex that honors Ramses the Great

• obelisk

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

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

• gold

• ivory

• ebony

• linen

• papyrus

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

• King Ezana

• Queen Hatshepsut

• Queen Shanakhdakheto

• Pharaoh Ramses the Great