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What was the most important environmental factor in early human settlement?

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water

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2
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What were some uses of water?

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drinking, bathing, washing things, preventing disease, food, farming

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Why was topography important to farmers?

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They needed flat land to farm.

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A long, fertile valley ending in a marshy delta was created by what?

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the Nile River

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What did the Nile River provide the valley that made it easier to farm?

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natural irrigation and fertilization

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What was plentiful in the Nile River Valley that was rare in the dry deserts?

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vegetation

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7
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What type of plant was used to make paper and rope?

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papyrus

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8
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What are some other crops that were grown in the Nile River Valley?

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wheat and barley

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9
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What were some physical features of Canaan?

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plains, valleys, hills, mountains, deserts, bodies of water

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What river flowed through the middle of Canaan?

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the Jordan River

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Was water from the Dead Sea good for farming? Why or why not?

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No, it was too salty.

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12
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What was the main source of water in Canaan?

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the Jordan River

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13
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What freshwater lake was also a good source of water?

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the Sea of Galilee

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14
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Why types of area were hardest for people to settle in?

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mountains and deserts

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Did Canaan have a lot of plant life? Why or why not?

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No, the climate was too hot and dry.

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16
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What was another name for the Old Kingdom?

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the Age of Pyramids

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17
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What was another name for the Middle Kingdom?

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the Period of Reunification

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18
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During which kingdom did Ancient Egypt reach its greatest heights?

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the New Kingdom

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19
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What were the pyramids built for?

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tombs for pharaohs

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20
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What is Pharaoh Khufu most know for?

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building the Great Pyramid of Giza

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21
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What did Khufu declare himself?

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a god

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22
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What crystal stone did artisans create?

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purple amethyst

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23
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Why does Sinuhe leave Egypt in “The Story of Sinuhe”?

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because he fears for his life

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24
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What happened to the White Chapel after Pharaoh Senusret?

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It was taken apart.

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25
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What did archaeologists later do with the White Chapel?

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put it back together

26
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What did archaeologists later do with the White Chapel?

A

put it back together

27
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Who was one of the first female pharaohs?

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Hatshepsut

28
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What did Hatshepsut do so that she would be respected more?

A

portray herself as a man

29
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Where did Hatshepsut send ships in order to exchange and trade goods?

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the African kingdom of Punt

30
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Where did Hatshepsut make a monument?

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Dayr-al-Bahri

31
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Which pharaoh is well known for his military leadership?

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Ramses II

32
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Who did Ramses II lead a military campain against?

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the Hittite Empire

33
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From highest to lowest, what order were the social classes of Egypt?

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government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants

34
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What was the smallest social class in size?

A

government officials

35
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What was the largest social class in size?

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peasants

36
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True or False - only men were allowed to own land.

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False - women could also own land.

37
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What was the main job of the chief treasurer?

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to collect taxes

38
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Whose duty was it to oversee religious ceremonies?

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the high priest

39
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What did the Egyptians think happened to a person’s body in the afterlife?

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It stayed with their dead spirit.

40
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What did the Egyptians bury with their dead?

A

food and goods

41
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Who read and kept records for the Egyptians?

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scribes

42
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How long did scribes spend learning hieroglyphs?

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at least 12 years

43
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Who were the skilled workers that were not respected by the higher classes?

A

artisans

44
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Which artisans were considered the most skilled?

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stone carvers

45
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Who were the “unskilled” workers in the fields?

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peasants

46
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Who did the work to build monuments, temples, and pyramids?

A

peasants

47
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Why was Kush’s location so important?

A

It linked central and south Africa to Egypt and was a good trading center.

48
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Egyptians traded grain and linen with Kush in exchange for what?

A

ivory, leather, timber, gold, slaves

49
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After Egypt weakened, what happened to it?

A

It was conquered by Kush.

50
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Where was Kush located?

A

south of Egypt on the Nile River

51
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When was Kush’s period of prosperity?

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2000 BCE to 350 CE

52
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What was the other name for Kush, and why was it called this?

A

Nubia, because it had a ton of gold, and “nub” meant gold

53
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What was the main factor in Egypt’s weakening?

A

political instability

54
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The resources and payment that a conquered nation is forced to pay to its conqueror is called what?

A

tribute

55
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The dynasty of rulers started by Piye was named what?

A

the Black Pharaohs

56
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Why did Kushite pharaohs flee from Egypt?

A

the Assyrian invasion

57
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What was the capital of Kush?

A

Meroe

58
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Why was Meroe chosen as the capital of Kush?

A

It was far away from Egypt.

59
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What natural resource was Meroe known for?

A

iron

60
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What was a powerful female leader who ruled Kush called?

A

a kandake

61
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Under which leader did Kush defend itself from the Romans?

A

Queen Amanirenas

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