Social Studies 6 Grade Unit 2 Chapter 3 Lesson 2

Front 1

a person who keeps written records.

Back 1

scribe

Front 2

_________ or united, into one country, the two different- colored crowns were united into one crown.

Back 2

unified

Front 3

During the first dynasty, or period of time during which members from the same family ruled, ___________ was made Egypt’s capital city

Back 3

Memphis

Front 4

we do not know much about kings and life in Egypt until the third dynasty. That is when _________, who was a priest and an advisor, began to keep records.

Back 4

Manetho

Front 5

During the New Kingdom, people began to refer to a king as a ___A____ or ____B____, which means “great house.”

Back 5

A.god-king
B.pharaoh

Front 6

The Egyptians considered the pharaoh to be related to _______, the sun god. They worshipped the pharaoh as a god.

Back 6

Amon-Ra,

Front 7

the Egyptians developed a form of writing—based on pictures—called __________or “sacred carvings.”

Back 7

hieroglyphics

Front 8

a stone that a passage was written in three languages Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and a form of Egyptian cursive writing.

Back 8

Rosetta Stone

Front 9

Scribes traveled around the kingdom. They recorded information such as ?

Back 9

how much wheat was harvested and how many taxes farmers owed to the government.

Front 10

Scribes used about ______ different signs or pictures in hieroglyphic writing.

Back 10

700

Front 11

Hieroglyphs could be written from _______?

Back 11

left to right, right to left, or top to bottom

Front 12

Egyptian kings in the Old Kingdom are best known for the huge structures they built—_______. These large stone buildings served as houses or tombs for the dead

Back 12

pyramids

Front 13

__________, who was a priest and an advisor, began to keep records. He divided the kings into differ-ent dynasties

Back 13

Manetho

Front 14

The _________ believed that kings (pharaohs) remained gods even after death, and that pyramids were like palaces. Kings were buried with their possessions. The Egyptians thought that kings took their possessions with them to the afterlife, or life that continued after death

Back 14

Egyptians

Front 15

Because the afterlife was more important than life on Earth, the Egyptians took great care in preparing kings for burial. They believed the bodies of the pharaohs needed to be preserved. They used a process called _____________.

Back 15

mummification.

Front 16

_________ or preserved body, was placed in a coffin and put into a tomb.

Back 16

mummy

Front 17

_________ were made to look like humans. The face was often a portrait of the person inside.

Back 17

Coffins

Front 18

Before the Egyptians built pyramids, they constructed ________, or “benches,” as tombs

Back 18

mastabas

Front 19

The building of Egypt’s largest pyramid began about 2600 B.C. at _____A_____. It is called the ______B____, built for the pharaoh ___C____. Archaeologists and historians estimate that this pyramid took ___D__ to build.

Back 19

A.Giza (GEE zuh)
B.Great Pyramid
C.Khufu
D. 20 years

Front 20

In the New Kingdom, tombs were built into solid rock in the Valley of the Kings. Construction of a tomb would begin _________. Tomb building was dangerous work.

Back 20

the moment the pharaoh took the throne.

Front 21

Egyptians had many different jobs. Some were farmers and pyramid builders; others were scribes or priests. When trade expanded during the Middle Kingdom, more people became _______ and _________

Back 21

merchants and craftspeople

Front 22

In the Old Kingdom, there were two levels: _______ and ________.

Back 22

kings (pharaohs) and farmers.

Front 23

The ___A____was at the top. ___B_______were next. ____C_____followed them. Then came ___D_____. Another class level was added later in Egypt.

Back 23

A. king
B.nobles and priests
C.Merchants, craftsmen, and scribes
D.farmers and unskilled workers

Front 24

When prisoners were captured in battle, they were brought to Egypt as ________. They lost their freedom and was owned by another person.

Back 24

enslaved people

Front 25

The Egyptians could move between classes if they worked hard. If they were born into one class, they did not have to stay there.

True or False

Back 25

True

Front 26

Egyptian society was structured like a ________

Back 26

pyramid

Front 27

Egyptian women had Less rights than women in many other ancient civilizations. .

Back 27

False

Front 28

Like Sumerian women, they could not inherit land and handle business transactions.

True or False

Back 28

False

Front 29

Some Egyptian women may have even been scribes and merchants.However, most women were not taught how to read and write.

Back 29

True

Front 30

Archaeologists have found an Egyptian word for a female scribe.

Back 30

True

Front 31

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt’s power began to weaken.
True or False

Back 31

False

Front 32

_________ is the way people use and manage resources

Back 32

economy

Front 33

To improve transportation, they dug a canal from the Nile River to the Red Sea, which became a trade route.
True or false

Back 33

true

Front 34

Groups of people began to invade and take control of Egypt. One group was called the __________, which means “desert princes.”

Back 34

Hyksos (HIHK sahs),

Front 35

The Hyksos came from _______ and brought new technology and ideas.

Back 35

western Asia

Front 36

About 1660 B.C., the ___A____took power in Egypt. About 100 years later, Egyptian kings again took power. This was the start of the ____B_____, a period of even greater change and growth.

Back 36

A.Hyksos
B.New Kingdom

Front 37

About 1350 B.C. Amenhotep IV (ah muhn HOH tep) became pharaoh. He and his wife, Nefertiti (nef er TEET ee), started to worship a new sun god, _______.

Back 37

Aton

Front 38

After Akhenaten’s death, a young boy became pharaoh. His name was _________

Back 38

Tutankhamen

Front 39

Even though her reign was peaceful, later Egyptians did not like that she was king. They eventually took her name off the list of Egyptian kings

Back 39

Hatshepsu

Front 40

She was married to King Thutmose II. When he died, she became a regent, or a ruler in the place of a young king.

Back 40

Hatshepsu