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1
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What are Egyptians famous for?

A

The pyramids

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True or False

They only depended on the Nile for water

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False

They depended on the Nile for everything.

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3
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Where was the Nile near ?

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Near the civilization of Egypt.

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4
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True or False

It always rained in the Nile River Valley

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False

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5
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True or False

It rains in the Ethiopian Highlands

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True

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True or False

Egyptians thought the goddess Isis made it flood

A

True

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7
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What did the floods bring?

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Rich soil

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8
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What the Egyptians do to irrigate their crops?

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They created ditches and canals to irrigate their crops..

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9
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Who were Egyptians ruled by?

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A Pharaoh

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10
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True or False

Pharaohs wore double crowns to present rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.

A

True

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11
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What is a scarab?

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A beetle a sign of the sun God Rah.

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12
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People who could were important government officials, what are they called?

A

Scribes

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What did they record on hieroglyphics on temple and tomb walls?

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They recorded their beliefs.

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What was the life after death called and what type of fields was their?

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The after life and there were fields of reeds

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Describe how God Anubis looked?

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Head of a jackal.

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16
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What did Anubis do to the persons heart?

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He weighed them.

17
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When Anubis weighs a heart what did he weigh to?

A

A feather

18
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If the heart of the person was heavier than a feather what would they do?

A

They can’t reach the afterlife so the Demon Ammit (head of a crocodile and body of a lion and hippo) would eat the heart.

19
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If the heart of of the person was lighter than a feather what would they do?

A

They can reach the afterlife but first they must be brought to the Gods and declare they had done no evil in their life and they killed nobody then they could reach the afterlife.

20
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True or False

2000 years ago Upper and Egypt grew up by the nile

A

False

5000 years ago

21
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True or False

Capital of new kingdom Memphis

A

False

22
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True or False

Capital of new kingdom Memphis?

A

False

23
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True or False

Capital of the old kingdom Memphis?

A

True

24
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How do we know about ancient Egypt?(3 examples)

A
  1. Remains of tombs
  2. Written records
  3. Wall painting ( shows religious rituals, royal conquests and scenes from everyday life )
25
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What month would the Nile flood?

A

Every July

26
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When the Nile flooded, what colour mud would there be?

A

Rich black mud.

27
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What did Egypt’s wealth come from

A

Farming

28
Q

Why is the river Nile regarded as the life source of Egypt? Give 10 uses of the river.

A

Because it provides them with everything they need.

  1. Transport (move goods for trading)
  2. Building Materials (mud, bricks, wood, reeds)
  3. Recreation (fishing , swimming)
  4. Farming (irrigation, fertile soil)
  5. Water (washing, cooking, drinking)
29
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What do scribes use to write hieroglyphics?

A

They use reed pens and write on papyrus.

30
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Was grain used like money and how?

A

Yes,because it was the most important ctop they used it to pay taxes and exchange for other goods.

31
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Why did Egyptians make mummies?

A

To preserve the dead bodies to reach the afterlife.

32
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True/false

Mummification is a short and cheap process that takes 40 days.

A

False.

Mummification is a long expensive process and takes 70 days

33
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What did Egyptians use to dry the dead body and prevent rotting?

A

Chemical natron.

34
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What did they mummify?

A

Kings, queens and nobles

35
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What is the process of mummification?

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  1. Stomach, intestines, lungs and liver removed and preserved in canopic jars next to the body
  2. Brain pulled out the head through the nose with a long hook.
  3. The body was covered with natron and dried for 40 days.
  4. The inside of the body was stuffed to keep its shape
  5. The body was wrapped in bandages.
  6. Religious ceremony to help get the body to the afterlife.
36
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What did scribes record?

A

Records of Pharaoh, lists of taxes and possesions.

37
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How many picture are there in hieroglyphics

A

700 pictures

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