Bellringer 9/30/13

• What are three things you learned from this chapter?

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Bellringer• If you lived in Ancient Egypt, what would your occupation be?

• (Farmer, artisan, warrior, builder of pyramids, doctor, prepare mummies for burial, etc.)

• Study your Chapter 3 Vocabulary Terms

• Get your notes organized, stapled, and name on them to turn them in tomorrow before your Ch. 3 Test– Ch. 3-1– Ch. 3-2– Ch. 3-3 (Graphic Organizer)– Ch. 3-4 (Graphic Organizer)– Ch. 3-5 (Graphic Organizer

Ancient Egypt & Nubia Review

1. The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating

A. Hot winds that blew across the landB. Lower and Upper EgyptC. Rich farmland in the river valleyD. A large desert

2. In about 4000 B.C., the earliest communities in the Nile River valley first developed

A. In the delta of Lower EgyptB. In the delta of Upper EgyptC. In the deserts of Upper EgyptD. Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

3. The greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes was

A. Conquering the NubiansB. Uniting Upper and Lower EgyptC. Building a pyramidD. Ruling the empire from Abu Simbel

4. The Egyptian pharaohs ruled with absolute power over

A. All the people in AfricaB. Only priestsC. Only slavesD. All Egyptians

5. Around 4000 B.C., which of the following appeared in the Nile River delta?

A. Traders from other countriesB. Nubian soldiersC. First communities in the Nile River valleyD. The first Egyptian artisans and miners

6. Throughout the first six dynasties, Egypt became

A. Weak and dividedB. Bigger and more prosperousC. A target for conquering empiresD. The first civilization to be ruled by local governors

7. Because ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt had

A. Rich farmlandB. Poor farmlandC. No farmlandD. Hardly any farmland

8. Religion played an important part in Egyptian life by

A. Encouraging Egypt to make peace with its neighbors

B. Destroying the power of the pharaohC. Explaining natural events to the peopleD. Supporting a democratic government

9. What happened when Nubians took control of trade routes by using iron weapons?

A. They made pyramids from metal instead of stoneB. Meroe became richC. They stopped spending time growing cropsD. Meroe controlled an empire that extended into

Europe

10.How did the ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?

A. They believed in only one GodB. They preserved the bodies of their deadC. They became famous warriorsD. They did not think the bodies of the dead should

be preserved

11.Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to

A. Predict the flooding of the Nile RiverB. Appoint the next pharaohC. Create new medicines from plantsD. Create a new writing system

12.In ancient Egypt, most of the people belonged to the social class of

A. ArtisansB. MerchantsC. Kings and noblesD. Workers and farmers

13.Egyptian rulers governed their empire

A. By establishing a democracyB. By maintaining absolute power over the peopleC. By establishing dynasties that were unstableD. With the help of governors elected by the

citizens

14.Because of Nubia’s location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was

A. Destroyed by the people of KushB. A center for tradeC. Never very prosperousD. The first sea empire

15.In ancient Egypt, a very important religious practice was to

A. Worship the pharaoh’s childrenB. Travel to the west bank of the Nile each nightC. Prepare the dead for the afterlifeD. Worship one God

16.To keep track of the kingdom’s growing wealth, ancient Egyptians began to

A. Use hieroglyphicsB. Tax the farmersC. Use cuneiformD. Publish a list of the pharaoh’s possessions each

year

17.The first pharaoh’s of the New Dynasty expanded Egypt’s

A. UniversitiesB. PowerC. ReligionD. Farmland

18.The lives of the Egyptian peasants were greatly influenced by

A. Their ability to read and writeB. The study of astronomyC. The planting seasonsD. Their contact with merchants from other

countries

Vocabulary Matching

• Artisan• Astronomer• Cataract • Dynasty• Hieroglyph• Papyrus• Pharaoh

• Pyramid• Regent• Silt

• Essay- List three specific achievements of the Egyptians.