Chapter 4 Study Guide Answer Key
1. The farming conditions along the Nile River Valley were ideal for planting seeds after the Nile’s floodwater deposited fresh rich soil.
2. The start of the Egyptian New Year is called inundation.
3. A cataract is a waterfall.
4. The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt created the world’s first Nation-State.
5. The Nile River did not provide hot, dry weather.
6. The Egyptians did not invent the wheel.
7. The invention of papyrus helped make united governments possible during the early period of ancient Egypt
8. King Mentuhotep II was ruler when Egypt began to expand its territory beyond the Nile Valley.
9. The people of Egypt and the people of Nubia first came in close contact with each other through trade.
10. The Kandakes were queens who ruled Kush.
Make sure you study the following vocabulary and that you know the difference between trade routes and trading network!!
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· The crook and the flail were buried with King Tutankhamen because they showed authority and also were symbols that he was a pharaoh.
· King Tutankhamen was 18 or 19 years old when he died, and he died from a disease called malaria.
· The Nile River was important to ancient Egyptians because they depended on the annual flooding to help them with their agriculture, and it also helped them make a 365 day calendar. The Nile River was also Egypt’s main transportation route. Travel and trade up and down the Nile helped unite the Egyptians
· The Egyptians wanted to control Nubia’s trade routes because Nubia’s location made it an ideal trading center. Nubian merchants had many items that the Egyptians wanted. The Egyptians realized that they could gain greater wealth if they controlled the trade routes.
· The pharaohs maintained their power because the Egyptian people thought that the pharaohs were Gods in human form. The people thought they may have special powers. If so, the people would be likely to question the pharaohs’ authority. The people were also fearful of the consequences.