5.2 Flashcards

1
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What does FISTS stand for?

A

Farming, Irragation, Surplus, Trade, Sivilization

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2
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2).What is a cataract?

A

It’s a waterfall.

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3
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How do they go down a waterfall?

A

They carried their boat which was called portage.

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4
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What is red land like?

A

Desert

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5
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What is black land?

A

It’s black soil

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6
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What did they hunt in the water?

A

Hippos, crocodile, and geese.

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7
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What did they grow?

A

Lettuce, watermelon, figs, asparagus, and wheat.

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8
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What did they make out of flax seeds?

A

Linen, it’s great for hot weathers.

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9
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Where is gold?

A

Gold is in Nobia

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10
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What isa shaduf?

A

It’s a tool used for farming, and irrigation.

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11
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11). What is a lever?

A

a rigid bar

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12
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What is silt?

A

Deposits fine soil

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13
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Where did they sleep in warm hot weathers?

A

On the roof

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14
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What are some skills that the skilled artisans do?

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Pottery, incense, mats, and linen clothing.

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15
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Where did some Egyptians travel?

A

They traveled in the Upper Nile.

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16
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What did the Egyptians bring back them?

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Scrolls, linen, and gold were some of the things they got.

17
Q

How many did the government divide the empire into?

A

They divided it into 42 provinces.

18
Q

What did Egypt have that Africa did not?

A

Woman and men both had equal rights.

19
Q

What was one “cure” that they used if they had an upset stomach?

A

They ate, hog’s tooth crushed into sugar cakes.

20
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Why did Egypt develop along the nile?

A

The surge of water made a productive farmland.