World History                                                                          Name:_________________

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Chapter 2b (second half of chapter 2)
Begin Reading at Ancient Egypt   

1. There are three major periods in Egypt’s history. Name them: ____________________________, _____________________________, and ____________________________.

2. We studied how India was cut off from other lands by the Himalayan Mountains. What natural land features separated Egypt from other neighboring civilizations?  __________________________________________________________ 
   (Notice that for a civilization to develop a unique culture, it tends to be isolated by geographical features.)

3. What river functioned as Egypt’s “liquid highway”? ______________________

4. What’s a cataract?_______________________________

5. How many cataracts are there on the Nile? _____________________________

6. “Upper” Egypt is in the _______________ and “Lower” Egypt is in the ________________ because the Nile flows ___________________. (Fill in each blank with either north, south, east, or west)

7. Biblical scholars think that the people who settled Egypt were descendants of Noah’s son-- ___________.

8. The Nile provided a ready source of water for drinking, washing, and for travel to other cities in Egypt. One other thing also made the Nile valley a perfect spot to live: what happened on a yearly basis that made crops flourish in the Nile valley? ________________________

9. Which Greek historian was the first person to call Egypt “the gift of the Nile”? _______________________

10. Describe how the Etesian winds helped travel on the Nile.  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Who was the first man (pharaoh/general) to unite Upper and Lower Egypt under one rule? _____________

12. Define dynasty: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. When embalming a dead body to make a mummy, what parts had to be removed? (don’t miss the text box on embalming) _________________________________.

14. The pharaoh was seen as “divine” meaning he was believed to be the son of the sun god whose name was ___________.
    [Does our God have a name? “God” and “Lord” are titles not personal names. So, does our God have a name? – don’t answer here, just think about it.]

15. In order to keep the pharaoh’s blood line as “pure” as possible, who did he have to marry? ____________

16. Egypt’s first pyramid was the “Step Pyramid.” It was built for Pharaoh ________________ by his architect _______________________.

17. The Great Pyramid (one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” and the only one that is still in existence) was built by Pharaoh _________________.

18. This pharaoh’s son is responsible for the building of _______________________ (see the textbox under the picture on p. 45)

19. Egyptians wrote in symbols called ___________________________ , a word which means ________________________________.

20. Papyrus is a type of reed that grows along the banks of the Nile. It was used for making lots of things from sandals to roofing material. It’s most important use was in making the world’s first _____________________.

21. What were scrolls stored in? ______________________.

22. During the Old Kingdom in Egypt, who owned all the land? _________________

Period in              First Pharaoh  

History                 of this Period          Chief God              Capital City                    Other Distinguishing Points