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1
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What do Pharaohs do?

A
  • lead military battles against enemies or for expanding the empire.
  • providing offerings to the gods
  • making economic and political decisions
  • plan building projects for temples, pyramids, and other buildings
  • planning trade expeditions
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Responsible for documenting events, recording tax records, making inscriptions on temple walls, and other written things.

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Scribe

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3
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The significance of Nile River/Water to the civilization is beyond reach in ________, __________, and __________.

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agriculture, trade, and way of living

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EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION LIES ON THE:

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BANKS OF THE NILE

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5
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_________, who can become priests, oversee temples
that were devoted to music and dancing.

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Women

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6
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WHAT ANIMALS WERE DOMESTICATED AND USED FOR
TRANSPORTATION?

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DONKEY, CAMEL AND HORSE

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oversees all religious ceremonies, giving
advice and performed healings.

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Priests

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8
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During the old kingdom, they conquered Nubia to establish valuable trade centers with the presence of gold mines

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City of Yam

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9
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in the afterlife, a person’s body ________

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remained with his or her dead spirit.

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10
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During his reign, the famous pyramids of Giza
was realized

A

Khufu

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11
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These are people responsible for producing
goods and also deliver services to society.

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Peasants

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12
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Primary exports of Egypt:

A

LGG PGS
- linen
- gold
- grain
- papyrus
- glass
- stone objects

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13
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preserve a number of important documents,
most notably the books of the Christians

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Coptic

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14
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It is believed that they created a ___ which is
a predecessor of the modern-day ____. – the
canal of the pharaohs

A

Canal ; Suez Canal

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15
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Created to protect the body of the “godly” rulers of Egypt even beyond his/her death.

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Pyramids

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16
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Egyptians established connections with different areas across

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Levant, Libya, and Nubia.

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17
Q

According to Greek historian Herodotus, the
ancient civilization in Egypt is ________________

A

“gift by the river”

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18
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Egyptian society was structured like a _______

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Pyramid

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19
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THE CIVILIZATION WAS DIVIDED IN FIVE MAJOR
HISTORICAL PERIODS

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1) Old
2) Middle
3) New Kingdoms
4) First Intermediate Period
5) Second Intermediate Period

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20
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Lead processions during festivals carrying a shrine of the god and perform rituals

A

Priests

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21
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A symbol of power and position of pharaoh.

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Pyramids

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22
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Thutmose III

A

Considered the greatest warrior pharaoh of
the civilization.

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23
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Appointed to run the Empire

A

Vizer

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24
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double

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Ka

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25
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SOUTH ASIA NEAR INDIA, LOCATED AT INDUS RIVER

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Indus Valley

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26
Q

Male students typically spent _____ to learn Egyptian writing
system

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12 years OR MORE

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27
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Showcased mathematical and architectural knowledge that encompasses its period of history.

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Pyramids

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28
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Narmer ruled over ______ and ______ Egypt to create the ________.

A

Upper and Lower; Egyptian Empire

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29
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Most of the scribes working for the?

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government, priests, and the military.

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30
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People begin to settle in the Nile Valley. At first they _____ and ____ at around ______ BC

A

Hunt and Gather Food; 11,000 BC

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31
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Established land trade routes

A

caravans

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32
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also served as laborers doing much of the building and other laborious tasks.

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Peasants

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33
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akh

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spirit

34
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mostly by the same farmers who till land near
the Nile, was needed by around 20,000 human forces.

A

Pyramids

35
Q

The greatest foundation of any civilization to
live for a long time is __________

A

a constant supply of water

36
Q

Establish important trade routes including the punt.

A

Hatshepsut

37
Q

Egyptian Gold

A

Nub

38
Q

Societal Structure in Egyptian Civilization

A

Pharaoh
Priest
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants

39
Q

According to Greek historian _________________ the
ancient civilization in Egypt is “gift by the river”

A

Herodotus

40
Q

Surrounded by_____ on all sides, nile become
ultra important for its survival.

A

Desert

41
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The body will be embalmed, wrapped in linen, and placed in a tomb to be rested inside a pyramid

A

Mummification

42
Q

simplified versions of heiro, mostly on
religious texts.

A

Hieratic

43
Q

PERU, LOCATED AT THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGES

A

Inca

44
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Establish important trade routes including the punt.

A

Hatshepsut

45
Q

Oversees the process of the ceremony
on the mummification.

A

Priests

46
Q

EGYPTIANS WERE SKILLED BOATMAKERS USING WOODEN FRAMES WHERE THEY TRANSPORT?

A

CATTLES, VEGETABLES, WOODS AND FISH.

47
Q

Maritime trade routes

A

Mediterranean, and Red Sea

48
Q

it was a series of city-states – like Heliopolis and Memphis in the north and Thebes in the south – which were all located in the _______________.

A

Banks of the Nile

49
Q

The most known of its writing systems were adopted from Mesopotamia but with one added piece – ideograms.

A

hieroglyphics

50
Q

God’s Land

A

Punt

51
Q

Major sources of water came from two major tributaries

A

White Nile River ( Uganda and Lake Tana )
Blue Nile River ( Lake Victoria )

52
Q

Indus Valley

A

SOUTH ASIA NEAR INDIA, LOCATED AT INDUS RIVER

53
Q

THE PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION ROUTE.

A

NILE

54
Q

City state in the South

A

Thebes

55
Q

Is seasonal

A

Farming

56
Q

Egyptian ruler’s death – transition to become gods.

A

Mummification

57
Q

Uses of the Nile River

A

FGSEBP
* Freshwater: River wildlife for food
* Growing of crops
* Systematic irrigation
* Economic thru fishing and transportation
* Bricks for construction out of mud
* Papyrus on the riverside

58
Q

Emphasized the importance of serving the Aten “sun god”

A

Akhenaten

59
Q

soul

A

ba

60
Q

the class system created a ______ and ______ society

A

stable and well-ordered

61
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highly skilled laborers which include sculptors,
goldsmiths, jewelers, carpenters, leather workers, potters, weavers and metal smiths.

A

Artisans

62
Q

They produced the statues, engravings,
and reliefs found in Egyptian temples,
tombs, and monuments.

A

Artisans

63
Q

Mesopotamia

A

WESTERN ASIA AND NEAR MIDDLE EAST,
LOCATED AT TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES

64
Q

is a basic unit and cherished in the community

A

Family

65
Q

Egyptian’s first trade contact was with _____ which influenced the development of

A

Mesopotamia; Egyptian art, religion, and culture.

66
Q

Center of Economic Trade

A

Yam

67
Q

They also pushed a trade expedition
with punt were traders brought home:

A

GIIL CFC
- gold
- ivory
- incense
- live animals
- cosmetics
- fragrant woods
- cinnamon

68
Q

Egyptians expanded their ability to trade by reaching out through different kingdoms

A

by violence

69
Q

was the chief political

A

Pharaoh

70
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Religious leader of Egypt

A

Pharaoh

71
Q

First of its kind was created during the reign of ____ during the old kingdom at Saqqara

A

Djoser

72
Q

Khufu

A

During his reign, the famous pyramids of giza
was realized

73
Q

City State in the North

A

Heliopolis and Memphis

74
Q

Inca

A

PERU, LOCATED AT THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGES

75
Q

Considered the greatest warrior pharaoh of
the civilization

A

Thutmose III

76
Q

originated in delta regions, writing for
documents.

A

Demotic

77
Q

Only ______ can enter the temple sanctuary,
were statues of the god are located.

A

Priests

78
Q

Emphasized the importance of serving the Aten
“sun god”

A

Akhenaten

79
Q

By ______ bc, ________ is among the first Egyptian kings to
conquer the city-states

A

3100; Narmer

80
Q

WESTERN ASIA AND NEAR MIDDLE EAST,
LOCATED AT TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES

A

Mesopotamia

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