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What is a pharaoh?

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The title used by the rulers of Egypt.

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Who was Ramses?

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Known as “The Great.” Ruled during the 1200 BC era.

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What was an obelisk?

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A tall four sided pillar that is pointed on top.

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What is engineering?

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The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

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The flooding of the Nile coated the land around it with ________ ?

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Rich silt.

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Egypt had natural ___________ that made it difficult to invade.

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barriers

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During the New Kingdom, conquest and trade brought tremendous _________ to the pharaohs.

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wealth

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In Egyptian paintings, people’s heads and legs were always seen from the ______?

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side

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What were two reasons the Niles’ flooding was good for the Egyptians?

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  1. It irrigated the Nile’s crops. It laid rich silt which was good for fertilizing the crops.
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Name one reason why the Niles’ flooding was bad for the Egyptians.

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  1. It would ruin their crops.
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What was the Rosetta Stone?

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It was a huge stone slab enscribed with hieroglyphs, which was discovered by Jean France Champollean in 1799.

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Who was Horus the God of?

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He was the God of the Sky and the pharaohs.

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Why was the Rosetta Stone important to scholars?

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The Rosetta Stone had Greek and some of the scholars knew Greek so they could understand the hieroglyphs.

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Who was King Tut?

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He was the Boy King which historians found and helped unlock secrets of Egypt. He also died at age 19.

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Who was Howard Carter?

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He was the guy who discovered King Tut’s tomb.

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Who was Menes?

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He was the first Egyptian pharaoh.

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What was papyrus?

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A long lasting paper like material made from reeds.

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Who was Queen Hatshepsut?

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She was an Egyptian Queen and she worked to increase trade with places outside of Egypt and ordered many impressive monuments and temples built during her reign. She also dressed like a man because they didn’t think it was right that a girl was a ruler.

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Who was the Goddess Bastet?

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She was the Cat Goddess.

20
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What is a cataract?

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rapids

21
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What is a delta?

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A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.

22
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Egyptian temples collected ___________ from both worshippers and the government.

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payments

23
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What is a dynasty?

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A series of rulers from the same family.

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What was the Old Kingdom?

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A period in Egyptian history that lasted for about 500 years from about 2700 to 2200 BC.

25
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What was the purpose of the Sphinx?

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The Sphinx guarded Khafre’s tomb.

26
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Why was the Nile Delta well suited for settlement?

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The waters made it easy to fish and it irrigated their crops.

27
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What are nobles?

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People from rich powerful families.

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How did the desert on both sides of the Nile help Ancient Egypt?

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It had natural barriers that made it hard to invade Egypt.

29
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What is the afterlife?

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The life after death.

30
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What is a mummy?

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A preserved body that is sent to the afterlife.

31
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What is an elite?

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People of wealth and power.

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What is a pyramid?

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Huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped sides that meet at a point on top made from huge limestone blocks.

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What was the Middle Kingdom?

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A period of order and stability which lasted to about 1750 BC.

34
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What was Queen Nefertiti best known for?

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She was best known for her makeup, jewelry, and perfume. She was called the most beautiful woman in the world.

35
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When did the Nile flood Lower Egypt?

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In the Fall, every year.

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Why was the pharaohs authority never questioned?

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The pharaohs authority was never questioned because the people believed the God’s sent the pharaohs to them, and hey didn’t want the gods to get mad at them and sent bad luck to Egypt.

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What job employed the most people in Egypt.

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Most people in Egypt were farmers and peasants.

38
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What is a scribe?

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Scribes were Egyptian writers.

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What was the Egyptian writing system?

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Hieroglyphics

40
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In pharaoh’s graves, why did they put paintings and treasures?

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They thought that the pharaohs needed them in the afterlife.

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What was the method of mummifying?

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embalming

42
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Why did they embalm bodies?

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Because they wanted to preserve the bodies for the afterlife.

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How long did it take to embalm a body?

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Several weeks.

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Who was the only god who was allowed to do the first steps in embalming?

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Anubis was the only god allowed to do the first steps in embalming.

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