DUE: DECEMBER 14th 2018 Name _______________________________________________ Date _______________________________ Period ___________

ANCIENT EGYPT GUIDED NOTES The Nile River

(Ch. 5, Lesson 1)

The Nile River Valley 1 – Why do you think the Nile has been called the “lifeblood” of Egypt? ________________________________

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2 –Describe the two sources of the Nile River (where they start, where they join, etc.) Use the word cataracts

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3 – In the table below, describe how the physical features of Egypt protected the Egyptians.

Deserts Cataracts Delta marshes

4 – How did the Nile River help Egyptians with trade? ______________________________________________

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People of the River

5 – Without the Nile River, Egyptian Farmers would not have been able to grow food. As you read the text, identify at least three ways the Nile River helped farmers grow food. Write them in the box.

6 - Identify each of the following. Explain how they were used by the Egyptians.

PAPYRUS - _________________________________________________________________________________

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HIEROGLYPHICS - ___________________________________________________________________________

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Why were papyrus and hieroglyphics important to the Egyptians? ____________________________________

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Geography Connection (use the map on page 106 to answer the following questions)

7 – What two islands were the farthest north on Egyptian trade routes? _______________________________

8 – A trader traveling from Memphis to Babylon might stop in which two cities? _________________________

9 – Why do so many trade routes run along waterways? ____________________________________________

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Uniting Egypt

10 – What role did the Nile River play in the production, trade, and transportation of goods? ______________

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__________________________________________________________________________________________ 11 - Why did Egypt need an organized government? _______________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 - Who was Narmer and how did he help bring Egypt together? ____________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________________________________ 13 - What was significant about the joining of the two kingdoms under Narmer? ________________________

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__________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 – What is a dynasty? Why was it important in the development of Ancient Egypt? _____________________

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Life in Ancient Egypt (Ch. 5, Lesson 2)

1. What was the role of the Pharaoh as a political leader? _______________________________________

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2. What was the role of the Pharaoh as a religious leader? ______________________________________

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3. Identify and explain the following Egyptian gods:

A) Re: ______________________________________________________________________________

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B) Hapi: _____________________________________________________________________________

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C) Osiris: ____________________________________________________________________________

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D) Isis: ______________________________________________________________________________

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E) Thoth: ____________________________________________________________________________

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4. What advances came from the practice of embalming?

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5. Why were pyramids built?

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6. For which Pharaoh was the Great Pyramid built? Where is it? How large is it?

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7. After the pharaoh and his family, which groups had the highest social status in ancient Egypt?

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Egypt’s Empire (Ch. 5, Lesson 3)

A GOLDEN AGE 1 - List four ways that the Egyptians gained wealth and land during the Middle Kingdom.

2 - Explain how each of these "flourished" during the golden age.

Paintings - ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3 - Who were the Hyksos? __________________________________________________________________________________________

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4 - Name two things the Egyptians learned from the Hyksos.

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5 - How were the Egyptians able to defeat the Hyksos?

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BUILDING AN EMPIRE

6 - How did the ancient Egyptians increase the size and power of their empire? (Be specific)

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7 - Who was Queen Hatshepsut and why was she an unusual leader?

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8 - What things were traded during the rule of Hatshepsut? ____________________________________________________

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9 – What was the most important trading item? ____________________________________Why was it so important?

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Egyptians traded... Phoenicians traded...

to the Phoenicians. to the Egyptians.

10 - What resulted from the Egyptians trading with the Phoenicians? _________________________________________

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11 - What might have been the duties of an ancient Egyptian envoy? ___________________________________________

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RECOVERY AND DECLINE 15 - Write two or three sentences that explain why ancient Egypt went into a decline. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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T R A D E

The Kingdom of Kush (Chapter 5, Lesson 4) THE NUBIANS Use the diagram below to list events that led up to the Kush conquest of Egypt.

KUSH CONQUERS EGYPT

6 - Why did Kerma become an important center for trade? ______________________________________________________

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7 - How did Nubia and Egypt influence each other? ______________________________________________________________

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THE KUSHITE KINGDOM

8 - Venn Diagram Compare & contrast the cities of Kush to the cities of Egypt.

KUSH BOTH EGYPT

10 – Why was the city of Meroe important to the Kushites? _____________________________________________________

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HW #1 CHAPTER REVIEW

HW #2 TITLE: ____________________________________________________________________

Read ALL of the following instructions prior to beginning. Start by using the map on pg. 99 in your textbook.

Step I: At the top of the page: Title the Map

Step II: Label the following Egyptian cities on the map:

Giza, Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, Napata, Meroë, Jerusalem

Step III: Label the following areas: Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Mt. Sinai

Step IV: Label the following bodies of water on the map then use a blue colored pencil to shade them:

Nile River, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Dead Sea

Step V: Using a green pencil, shade the fertile area in the Nile Delta and along the Nile River. (pg. 101)

Step VI: Using a Brown pencil label and lightly shade the Sahara, Western and Arabian Deserts

Step VII: Using a red colored pencil, outline the area of the Kingdom of Kush (pg. 131)