1.  Delta - 
  2. Pharaoh - 
  3. Theocracy - 
  4. Pyramid - 
  5. Mummification - 
  6. Hieroglyphic - 
  7. Papyrus - 
Egyptian achievements - 4


How did being surrounded by deserts benefit Egypt?
How did the Egyptians view the pharaoh? 
Why did the Egyptians mummify bodies?


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog 12 - 3    Greece  Today went reviewed this section and the questions that will be on the test. Hellenistic  - The blending of culture. Alexandria  - An Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. Euclid  - A highly regarded mathematician, who taught in Alexandria. Archimedes  - A Hellenistic scientist, of Syracuse, who studied at Alexandria. He accurately estimated the value of pi ( π). Colossus of Rhodes  - A bronze statue that stood more than 100 feet high. 3) How did the trade contribute to cultural diversity in the  Hellenistic city of Alexandria? Alexandria became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. 4) How did the Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during Hellenistic period? The astronomers, Eratosthenes and Aristarchus, used his geometry text that we still use today. 5) What did Stoicism and Epic...
Read more
16 - 3 European Renaissance and Reformation Northern Italy: birthplace of the Renaissance Renaissance = rebirth  (rebirth of art and learning) CITIES were the center of the action Milan and Florence had wealthy merchants and bankers Artists in these cities were inspired by the former splendor of classical Greece and Rome ·        The Medici were a powerful banking family ·        They paid artists, writers, and musicians to create beautiful works of art ·        They were patrons Isabella d’Este ·        Educated, brilliant ·        A gifted singer, lute player, innovative dancer ·        Wealthy , powerful parents ·        She sponsored painters, sculptors, musicians, writers, architects ·        A fashion...
Read more
17 - 2 Renaissance ·        SOCIALLY: the Renaissance emphasis on the secular (worldly) and the individual challenged Church authority o    The printing press helped spread these ideas ·        POLITICALLY: Some rulers (especially the Germans) began to challenge the Church’s political power ·        ECONOMICALLY: northern merchants resented paying church taxes to Rome ·        Corrupt leadership o    Renaissance-era popes spent extravagantly on personal pleasure o    Pope Alexander VI admitted that he fathered several children ·        Many priests and monks were poorly educated o    How can you teach if you can barely read? ·        Some priests  broke their vows, got married, and had children ·        Some ...
Read more