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today Egypt’s landscape is mostly ___

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desert

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Egypt was a ___ 12,000 years ago

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swampland

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geographical factor of Egypt

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nile river

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what did the nile river foster

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one of the earliest and richest civilization

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4
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longest river in the world

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the Nile

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how long is the Nile

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4,160

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the Nile flows from ___ to ___

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south

north

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7
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the Nile forms a large

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delta

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the Nile empties into

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the Mediterranean Sea

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the flow of the Nile allows people to move goods

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upland (north)

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

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sail southward

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the Nile linked all parts of

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the Nile valley

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

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travel/trading

unite into 1 kingdom

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13
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the flooding is caused by

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heavy summer rains

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14
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the flood left

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rich and fertile soil deposits

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15
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the dander shad to work around annual floods

  • ___ before the flood
  • large crop yields=_____
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harvest crops

population growth

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16
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the climate is ___

___ to grow crops

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sunny and frost free

easy

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17
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the Nile valley is surrounded by

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desert and sea

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18
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the Nile valley provided natural protection against ___ and it built unique ___

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invaders

culture

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19
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what broke the natural barriers

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Isthmus of Suez

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

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Africa Asia

route for trade

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21
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the people were ____ around 12,000BC

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hunters-gatherers

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22
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by ___ BC important steps were taken toward civilization

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3,000

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

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developed farming communities
created tools
developed a writing system

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tools were made from ___ around 3,000BC

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copper bronze

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hieroglyphics have more than 600

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signs and pictures

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hieroglyphics represent

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words and sounds

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27
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hieroglyphics are carved into ___ and later written on ___

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stone

papyrus

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28
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plant found in the Nile marshes

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papyrus

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29
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papyrus was cut into ___ and ___ together

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slices

pressed

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30
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papyrus is written on with

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ink

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31
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what translates hieroglyphics

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Rosetta Stone

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32
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who and when discovered the Rosetta Stone

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French soldiers in 1799

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33
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what are the 3 languages carved in the Rosetta Stone

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Greek
hieroglyphics
demonic

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34
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the Rosetta Stone is a ___ account of Egyptian history

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eyewitness

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35
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there are 2 distinct ___ that formed long the Nile

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cultures

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36
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lower Egypt is

upper Egypt is

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north

south

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37
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the kingdom of Egypt are united by ___

38
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menes was the king of ___ Egypt around ____BC

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upper

3,200

39
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Menes forms a ___

40
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what is a dynasty

A

right to rule that passes to children or relatives

41
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Egypt’s rulers were ___ & ____ leaders

A

political

religious

42
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Egypt rulers were referred to as gods and they were

A

worshipped

43
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pharaoh means

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great house

44
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duties of a pharaoh (4)

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  • hold absolute power
  • led government
  • head of armies
  • supreme judges
45
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when were the great spinx and pyramids built

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old kingdom

46
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In the old kingdom society spilt into two

47
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what are the two classes

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lower

upper

48
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who was in the lower class

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peasants, farmers
served in army
built pyramids

49
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who was in the upper class

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pharaohs
royal family
priests
scribes

50
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the old kingdom was the first ___ period

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intermediate

51
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golden age of Egypt

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Middle Kingdom

52
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what thrived in the golden age of Egypt

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stability and prosperity

53
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what are the foreigners in Egypt

54
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Hyksos are nomads from __ and invaded ___ destroying cities

A

Asia

Egypt

55
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the second intermediate period

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Middle Kingdom

56
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in the new kingdom the pharaohs regain

57
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there was a strong ___ and ___ in the new kingdom

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government

army

58
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the first female pharaoh

A

Hatshepsut

59
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when was there a female pharaoh

A

new kingdom

60
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what pharaoh tried to introduce monotheism

61
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what is monotheism

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belief in one God

62
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who was the one God he tried introduce

A

aton

sun of God

63
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was the idea of monotheism successful

64
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who was the last strong pharaoh

65
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who invaded Egypt

A

foreign empires

Assyrians and Persians

66
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most famous/biggest pyramid

A

great pyramid of Giza

67
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what were the pyramids for

A

tombs for pharaohs

68
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how did engineers build the pyramids

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Ramps
levers
1000s of workers

69
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Egyptians had great knowledge of the

A

human body

70
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the knowledge of the human body came from

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preserving bodies after death

71
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what did the Egyptians treat illnesses with

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Magic spells, herbs, and medicines

72
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polytheistic means

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believed in many gods

73
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what are the two main gods

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Amon(Ra) - creator (sun)

Osiris - judged dead (Nile)

74
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Egyptians believed in the

75
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it was pharaohs vs. ___

76
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Egyptians believed that if their hearts weighed the same as the ___, they are pure

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sacred feather

77
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how did Egyptians preserve bodies

A

mummification

78
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they kept tools, weapons, and food to use in the

79
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education is connected to

80
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scribes and clerks read and write for the

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government

81
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the social classes were

82
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___ vs. ___ class

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lower

upper

83
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women had

84
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women were equal in ___ affairs

85
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women can own

86
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property can be passed down to

87
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what are estates

A

where peasants worked with hoes and plows

88
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what was grown at estates

A

wheat flax cotton

89
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crops went to the ___ in exchange for ___&___ at estates

A

pharaoh
rent
taxes

90
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trade is controlled by

A

the government

91
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____/____ had a surplus and were traded

A

food

cloth

92
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in land trade: ____ to Asia and Africa

in sea trade: ____ and ___ sea

A

caravans
Mediterranean
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