Chapter 2 Section 2 reading guide + assessment 02/18/20
Terms and Names -
-delta: The delta begins about 100 miles before the river enters the Mediterranean. The delta is a broad, marshy, triangular area of land formed by
deposits of silt at the mouth of the river.
- Narmer: There is conflicting historical evidence over who united
Upper and Lower Egypt. Some evidence points to a king called Scorpion. More solid evidence points to a king named Narmer.
- pharaoh: The Egyptian god-kings called pharaohs were thought to be almost splendid and powerful as the gods of the heavens.
- theocracy: type of government in which rule is based on religious authority is called a theocracy.
-pyramid: palaces. For the kings of the Old Kingdom, the resting place after death was an immense structure called a pyramid.
- mummification: Royal and elite Egyptians’ bodies were preserved by mummification, which involves embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from decaying.
- hieroglyphic: Simple pictographs were the earliest form of writing in Egypt, but scribes quickly developed a more flexible writing system called hieroglyphics
- papyrus: hieroglyphs were first written on stone and clay, as in Mesopotamia, the Egyptians soon invented a better writing surface—papyrus reeds.
Using your notes -
2. Which of the Egyptian achievements do you consider the most important? Explain.
I think that the Egyptian settlements along the Nile were one of the biggest achievements that the Egyptians made because it was a great location to help advance the advancement of the Egyptian civilizations.
Main Ideas -
3. How did being surrounded by deserts benefit Egyptian development?
The Egyptian developments were good to be built in the desert because they had endless open space to build and advance their civilizations.
4. How did the Egyptians view the pharaoh?
They viewed him as being a god and the Egyptians praised him as a king and they did everything under his rule.
5. Why did Egyptians mummify bodies?
The mummify bodies to preserve the bodies after they die so that they will not rot away in the tombs. They did this so they would be able to continue to praise a dead body that they still consider a king the mummy would just turn into a supernatural being.
Reading Guide-
1. Why is Narmer a legendary hero in ancient Egyptian history?
He united upper and lower Egypt. capitol: Memphis. He also started a dynasty
2. How did the role of Egyptian pharaohs differ from the role of Mesopotamian rulers?
Pharaohs were gods, and Mesopotamian ruler represented gods
3. Why did the Egyptians build great pyramids for their kings?
Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh's ruled after their death. The pyramids were tombs
4. How did Egyptian religious beliefs compare with those of the Mesopotamians?
The Egyptians praised one kind who was the Pharoah and the Mesopotamians didn't have a bug form of government and if any they had a king and or queen.
5. What social classes made up Egyptian society?
upper class, lower class, and middle class.
6. What were the significant achievements of the ancient Egyptians in science and technology?
The advancement of the Nile and the advancements of the Pyramids.
7. How did the Egyptian writing system compare with the Mesopotamian system?
The Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian writing was in physical wording.
-delta: The delta begins about 100 miles before the river enters the Mediterranean. The delta is a broad, marshy, triangular area of land formed by
deposits of silt at the mouth of the river.
- Narmer: There is conflicting historical evidence over who united
Upper and Lower Egypt. Some evidence points to a king called Scorpion. More solid evidence points to a king named Narmer.
- pharaoh: The Egyptian god-kings called pharaohs were thought to be almost splendid and powerful as the gods of the heavens.
- theocracy: type of government in which rule is based on religious authority is called a theocracy.
-pyramid: palaces. For the kings of the Old Kingdom, the resting place after death was an immense structure called a pyramid.
- mummification: Royal and elite Egyptians’ bodies were preserved by mummification, which involves embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from decaying.
- hieroglyphic: Simple pictographs were the earliest form of writing in Egypt, but scribes quickly developed a more flexible writing system called hieroglyphics
- papyrus: hieroglyphs were first written on stone and clay, as in Mesopotamia, the Egyptians soon invented a better writing surface—papyrus reeds.
Using your notes -
2. Which of the Egyptian achievements do you consider the most important? Explain.
I think that the Egyptian settlements along the Nile were one of the biggest achievements that the Egyptians made because it was a great location to help advance the advancement of the Egyptian civilizations.
Main Ideas -
3. How did being surrounded by deserts benefit Egyptian development?
The Egyptian developments were good to be built in the desert because they had endless open space to build and advance their civilizations.
4. How did the Egyptians view the pharaoh?
They viewed him as being a god and the Egyptians praised him as a king and they did everything under his rule.
5. Why did Egyptians mummify bodies?
The mummify bodies to preserve the bodies after they die so that they will not rot away in the tombs. They did this so they would be able to continue to praise a dead body that they still consider a king the mummy would just turn into a supernatural being.
Reading Guide-
1. Why is Narmer a legendary hero in ancient Egyptian history?
He united upper and lower Egypt. capitol: Memphis. He also started a dynasty
2. How did the role of Egyptian pharaohs differ from the role of Mesopotamian rulers?
Pharaohs were gods, and Mesopotamian ruler represented gods
3. Why did the Egyptians build great pyramids for their kings?
Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh's ruled after their death. The pyramids were tombs
4. How did Egyptian religious beliefs compare with those of the Mesopotamians?
The Egyptians praised one kind who was the Pharoah and the Mesopotamians didn't have a bug form of government and if any they had a king and or queen.
5. What social classes made up Egyptian society?
upper class, lower class, and middle class.
6. What were the significant achievements of the ancient Egyptians in science and technology?
The advancement of the Nile and the advancements of the Pyramids.
7. How did the Egyptian writing system compare with the Mesopotamian system?
The Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian writing was in physical wording.
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