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Extra facts about Egypt

1
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Characters that represent sounds are called what?

A

Phonograms

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Characters that represent ideas are called what?

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Ideograms

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3
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Which way did Egyptians write?

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Any Direction

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4
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What were Kush rulers called?

A

Kandakes

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5
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What were characters in the Egyptian writing system called?

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Hieroglyphs

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6
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What was used to finally decipher Hieroglyphs?

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The Rosetta Stone

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7
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Who and when was the Rosetta Stone discovered

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1799.
Bouchard, a French soldier.

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8
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What are pharaoh’s names surrounded in called? Why are they called that

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A Cartouche becuase that is the French word for “bullet casing” and it looks like one.

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9
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Which letters share the same glyph?

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F & V, I & E, U & W and C & K

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10
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Which two resources were the Kush rich in?

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Gold and Ivory

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11
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What was the nickname for Kush? Why?

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The Land of the Bow. There were many expert archers in Kush.

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What was another name for Kush?

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Nubia

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What resource was abundant in Kush but they couldn’t process because they didn’t have enough wood to make fire?

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Iron Ore

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14
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How did Kush get wood to process their iron?

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By trading

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15
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What trade route did the Kush famously create?

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Trans-Sahara Trade Route

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16
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Since the Kush were located at the base of the mountains near the head of the Nile River, what did they not have to worry about?

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The annual flooding of the Nile for fertile soil.

17
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What were different about Kush rulers?

A

They were female

18
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Who made the final decisions in Kush?

A

The villagers

19
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Which empire threatened the Kush?

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Rome

20
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What injury did Queen Amiranes suffer when fighting Rome?

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The loss of her eye

21
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What did Queen Amiranes say and give to Rome after they fought?

A

They gave golden arrows and said they were a token of peace or something they might need in war

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