Egypt

Question 0

today Egypt’s landscape is mostly ___

Answer 0

desert

Question 1

Egypt was a ___ 12,000 years ago

Answer 1

swampland

Question 2

geographical factor of Egypt

Answer 2

nile river

Question 3

what did the nile river foster

Answer 3

one of the earliest and richest civilization

Question 4

longest river in the world

Answer 4

the Nile

Question 5

how long is the Nile

Answer 5

4,160

Question 6

the Nile flows from ___ to ___

Answer 6

south

north

Question 7

the Nile forms a large

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delta

Question 8

the Nile empties into

Answer 8

the Mediterranean Sea

Question 9

the flow of the Nile allows people to move goods

Answer 9

upland (north)

Question 10

the winds that blew N to S off of the med. sea allowed boats to

Answer 10

sail southward

Question 11

the Nile linked all parts of

Answer 11

the Nile valley

Question 12

the Nile valley is a pathway of ____/____ of goods and ideas
the Nile helped ancient Egyptians

Answer 12

travel/trading

unite into 1 kingdom

Question 13

the flooding is caused by

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heavy summer rains

Question 14

the flood left

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rich and fertile soil deposits

Question 15

the dander shad to work around annual floods

• ___ before the flood
• large crop yields=_____

Answer 15

harvest crops

population growth

Question 16

the climate is ___

___ to grow crops

Answer 16

sunny and frost free

easy

Question 17

the Nile valley is surrounded by

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desert and sea

Question 18

the Nile valley provided natural protection against ___ and it built unique ___

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invaders

culture

Question 19

what broke the natural barriers

Answer 19

Isthmus of Suez

Question 20

Isthmus of Suez is a land bridge between ___&___ and its a ___ with the Middle East

Answer 20

Africa Asia

route for trade

Question 21

the people were ____ around 12,000BC

Answer 21

hunters-gatherers

Question 22

by ___ BC important steps were taken toward civilization

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3,000

Question 23

around 3,000BC the Egyptians developed/created many things(3)

Answer 23

developed farming communities
created tools
developed a writing system

Question 24

tools were made from ___ around 3,000BC

Answer 24

copper bronze

Question 25

hieroglyphics have more than 600

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signs and pictures

Question 26

hieroglyphics represent

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words and sounds

Question 27

hieroglyphics are carved into ___ and later written on ___

Answer 27

stone | papyrus

Question 28

plant found in the Nile marshes

Answer 28

papyrus

Question 29

papyrus was cut into ___ and ___ together

Answer 29

slices | pressed

Question 30

papyrus is written on with

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ink

Question 31

what translates hieroglyphics

Answer 31

Rosetta Stone

Question 32

who and when discovered the Rosetta Stone

Answer 32

French soldiers in 1799

Question 33

what are the 3 languages carved in the Rosetta Stone

Answer 33

Greek hieroglyphics demonic

Question 34

the Rosetta Stone is a ___ account of Egyptian history

Answer 34

eyewitness

Question 35

there are 2 distinct ___ that formed long the Nile

Answer 35

cultures

Question 36

lower Egypt is | upper Egypt is

Answer 36

north | south

Question 37

the kingdom of Egypt are united by ___

Answer 37

Menes

Question 38

menes was the king of ___ Egypt around ____BC

Answer 38

upper | 3,200

Question 39

Menes forms a ___

Answer 39

dynasty

Question 40

what is a dynasty

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right to rule that passes to children or relatives

Question 41

Egypt's rulers were ___ & ____ leaders

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political | religious

Question 42

Egypt rulers were referred to as gods and they were

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worshipped

Question 43

pharaoh means

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great house

Question 44

duties of a pharaoh (4)

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- hold absolute power - led government - head of armies - supreme judges

Question 45

when were the great spinx and pyramids built

Answer 45

old kingdom

Question 46

In the old kingdom society spilt into two

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classes

Question 47

what are the two classes

Answer 47

lower | upper

Question 48

who was in the lower class

Answer 48

peasants, farmers served in army built pyramids

Question 49

who was in the upper class

Answer 49

pharaohs royal family priests scribes

Question 50

the old kingdom was the first ___ period

Answer 50

intermediate

Question 51

golden age of Egypt

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Middle Kingdom

Question 52

what thrived in the golden age of Egypt

Answer 52

stability and prosperity

Question 53

what are the foreigners in Egypt

Answer 53

Hyksos

Question 54

Hyksos are nomads from __ and invaded ___ destroying cities

Answer 54

Asia | Egypt

Question 55

the second intermediate period

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Middle Kingdom

Question 56

in the new kingdom the pharaohs regain

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power

Question 57

there was a strong ___ and ___ in the new kingdom

Answer 57

government | army

Question 58

the first female pharaoh

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Hatshepsut

Question 59

when was there a female pharaoh

Answer 59

new kingdom

Question 60

what pharaoh tried to introduce monotheism

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Amenhotep

Question 61

what is monotheism

Answer 61

belief in one God

Question 62

who was the one God he tried introduce

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aton | sun of God

Question 63

was the idea of monotheism successful

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no

Question 64

who was the last strong pharaoh

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Ramses II

Question 65

who invaded Egypt

Answer 65

foreign empires | Assyrians and Persians

Question 66

most famous/biggest pyramid

Answer 66

great pyramid of Giza

Question 67

what were the pyramids for

Answer 67

tombs for pharaohs

Question 68

how did engineers build the pyramids

Answer 68

Ramps levers 1000s of workers

Question 69

Egyptians had great knowledge of the

Answer 69

human body

Question 70

the knowledge of the human body came from

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preserving bodies after death

Question 71

what did the Egyptians treat illnesses with

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Magic spells, herbs, and medicines

Question 72

polytheistic means

Answer 72

believed in many gods

Question 73

what are the two main gods

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Amon(Ra) - creator (sun) | Osiris - judged dead (Nile)

Question 74

Egyptians believed in the

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afterlife

Question 75

it was pharaohs vs. ___

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everyone

Question 76

Egyptians believed that if their hearts weighed the same as the ___, they are pure

Answer 76

sacred feather

Question 77

how did Egyptians preserve bodies

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mummification

Question 78

they kept tools, weapons, and food to use in the

Answer 78

afterlife

Question 79

education is connected to

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religion

Question 80

scribes and clerks read and write for the

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government

Question 81

the social classes were

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rigid

Question 82

___ vs. ___ class

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lower | upper

Question 83

women had

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equality

Question 84

women were equal in ___ affairs

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business

Question 85

women can own

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property

Question 86

property can be passed down to

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daughters

Question 87

what are estates

Answer 87

where peasants worked with hoes and plows

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what was grown at estates

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wheat flax cotton

Question 89

crops went to the ___ in exchange for ___&___ at estates

Answer 89

pharaoh rent taxes

Question 90

trade is controlled by

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the government

Question 91

____/____ had a surplus and were traded

Answer 91

food | cloth

Question 92

in land trade: ____ to Asia and Africa | in sea trade: ____ and ___ sea

Answer 92

caravans Mediterranean red