AP World History (Egypt) Flashcards

8849122799	What was the time period for Egypt ?	3200 BCE	0
8849122800	What river flowed through Egypt and were the floods predictable ?	Nile river and yes they were predictable.	1
8849122801	Geographical description of Egypt	Natural barriers like deserts People settled on one side of river; other side reserved for religion which led to centralization	2
8849122802	Who ruled over Egypt?	Pharaoh	3
8849122803	Who was the first female Pharoh ?	Her name was Nephritides	4
8849122804	When was the old kingdom established in Egypt?	3200-2200 BCE	5
8849122805	When was the Middle Kingdom established in Egypt?	2100-1650 BCE	6
8849122806	When was the New kingdom established in Egypt ?	1550-700 BCE	7
8849122807	How was the Nile river used?	It was used for trade ( government directed) and agriculture	8
8849122808	What was they dependent upon ?	Nile river	9
8849122809	What did they grow and who did they trade with ?	They grew wheat and barely and traded off with Mesopotamia and Nubia	10
8849122810	What was their religion and what did the believe in ?	They were a polytheistic religion and believe in the afterlife (Amen Rah- sun god, Osiris- God of Nile)	11
8849122811	Who did they mummified?	Nobility, Kings, and Pharaoh and the priest performed this.	12
8849122812	What was the social class of Egypt?	1. Pharaoh and higher priests 2.Artists, merchants, lesser priests. 3. Farmers 4. Slaves ( women were not treated equal to men but have more rights than in others societies.)	13
8849122813	What was their first writing system?	Hieroglyphics which derived from cuneiform.	14
8849122814	What was the Egyptians art?	They built pyramids and statues of gods, sculpture, paintings, carvings in architecture	15
8849122815	What happened to Egypt?	Ephesians eventually gave way to the end of River Valley and the development of the kingdom of Kush in later Axum allowed by Ethiopia.	16