Students will have a test on the important material from Chapter 8- The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, on Thursday, December 19th. The study guide is below:
Chapter 8 Assessment: Study Guide
Directions: This is your study guide. You do NOT need to turn this in! However, you may NOT use this on the assessment.
- Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies? (sec 1)
- Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs? (sec 1)
- What are some characteristics for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous? (sec 2)
- Which Kingdom is called the Golden Age? (sec 2)
- What did Khufu do to ensure that his power would be accepted? (sec 3)
- What was a major purpose for building the pyramids? (sec 2)
- What was unique about Pharaoh Hatshepsut? (sec 5)
- What was the Great Pyramid made from? (sec 3)
- Why did archaeologists have to reconstruct the White Chapel? (sec 4)
- Who signed the world’s first peace treaty? (sec 6)
- Describe the physical landscape of where the temple of Dayr al-Bahri was built. (sec 5)
- Which direction does the Nile River flow? Which body of water does it empty into?
- What did Pharaoh Hatshepsut do in the Kingdom of Punt? (sec 5)
- Compared with any other pharaoh, Ramses II produced more what? (sec 6)
- Know ALL BLUE terms on p.74 and all of chapter 8.
- Be familiar with the map on p. 80