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1
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What tier is the nomarch?

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Third to the top.

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What tier is the scribe?

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Third to the Bottom.

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3
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What tier is the vizier

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Second to the top.

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4
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What tier is the slave?

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Bottom

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5
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What are deities?

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Gods or goddesses.,

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6
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What is a dynasty?

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It is a period of rule with the same family ruling one after the other.

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7
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What is a sistra?

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A metal instrument that makes a rattling noise when shaken.

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8
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What are hieroglyphs?

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A language using picture like signs.

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9
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What were knives made of?

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Bronze

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10
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What was the role of women in ancient Egypt?

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To have many children fast .

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11
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What were the role of slaves?

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servants at homes, farmers would work on the pyramids when it was the rainy season.

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12
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How old was
Tutankhamun when he died?

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19

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13
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What was the device used to move water from the Nile to canals?

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Shadufs

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14
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Tutankhamun was discovered in?

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1922

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15
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canopic jars are?

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Jars used to store body parts during the mummification process.

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16
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When did cleopatra suicide?

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30 BCE

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17
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Hatshepsut became a pharaoh in?

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1479 BCE

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18
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Ancient Egypt started in?

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8000 BCE

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19
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The old Kingdom went from?

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2686 BCE to 2180 BCE

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20
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The great pyrimid of giza was built during the?

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Old kingdom

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21
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Inundation was during what months?

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June to October

22
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What was the inundation was called by the ancient Egyptians?

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AKHET

23
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What were Fishing boats made of?

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Papyrus reeds.

24
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Why did people wear fat on their heads?

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To help them cool them off.

25
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What did people wear daily?

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Men wore short linen tunics and women wore long linen dresses.

26
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What did the pharaoh’s crown symbolize?

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shows his position as the chief ruler.

27
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What did the pharaoh’s flail symbolize?

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He has total authority over the people.

28
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What did the pharaoh’s false beard symbolize?

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He is a god.

29
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What type of tail pharaoh’s animal tail?

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A bulls tail showing he has strength and fertility.

30
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What is the animal is the uraeus?

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A upright cobra.

31
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What is natron?

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A salt like substance.

32
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Where were poor buried when they died?

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In hot sand to naturally be mummified.

33
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What was the point of the book of the dead?

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The book has prayers to be read by a priest to help the dead person to make it into the afterlife.

34
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How many blocks were used to build the great pyramid of Giza?

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2.3 million blocks.

35
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What is the role of the army in ancient Egypt?

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1: To keep law and order
2: Protect the pharaoh and his palace
3: To guard borders

36
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What did RA do during the day?

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He rode across the sky in a boat.

37
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What did RA look like?

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He had the body of a eagle and the head of a hawk with a huge red disc on his head.

38
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What is papyrus?

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A riverside plant used to make paper from the crushed pulp of the plant.

39
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When was the battle of Kadesh?

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1274 BCE

40
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when were people married?

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When they turned 12.

41
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What are some of the health problems in ancient Egypt?

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Breathing in sand was not good for the lungs, Human waste was in the Nile where people got water and rock left in flour caused tooth to chip.

42
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How was the Egyptian army split up during the battle of Kadesh?

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In to four groups, AMUN, RE, PTAH and SETH.

43
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Who won the battle of Kadesh?

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Nobody, it was a draw.

44
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When trading Egypt had a lot of?

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Grain, dates, papyrus, stone, fish, oxen and salt.

45
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what is flax?

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A plant used to make linen.

46
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What is propoganda?

A

A lie to make your anything
look better for a political cause.

47
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What were people buried with?

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Clothes, jewelry, furniture, wigs, tools, chariots, boats, food and servants.

48
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What is a sarcophagus?

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The outside of the nest of a coffin containing the body of someone important.

49
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What is a khepresh?

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A blue crown worn by the pharaoh when in battle.

50
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How many charioteers were in a chariot?

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2, one for steering and one for shooting arrows or spearing enemies.

51
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Did pharaohs fight in battles?

A

Yes, they often led the battles and fought on the front lines.

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