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History Chapter 7 EGYPT Flashcards

1
Q

__________are rock beds piled high in a river creating small waterfalls.

A

Cataracts

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2
Q

________is the Bible character who became a vizier.

A

JOSEPH

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3
Q

The head of a man; body, feet, legs, of a lion

A

SPHINX

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4
Q

The Egyptians used ________ for irrigation.

A

Shadoof

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5
Q

Papyrus was the worlds first _______.

A

Paper

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6
Q

A time of serious food shortage.

A

FAMINE

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7
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What were Egyptian kings called?

A

PHARAOHS

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8
Q

_________ is the ancient Egyptian writing that used pictures

A

HIEROGLYPHICS

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9
Q

The largest stone structure build as a tomb for King Khufu

A

THE GREAT PYRAMID

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10
Q

A tall pillar representing the sun God

A

Obelisk

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11
Q

The sun God was?

A

Ra

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12
Q

What is another name of Egypt?

A

The Gift of the Nile

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13
Q

_______was the key to unlocking ancient Egyptian writing

A

The Rosetta Stone

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14
Q

The buildup of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river

A

Delta

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15
Q

The King who united upper and lower Egypt

A

King Menes

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16
Q

Low land between hills or mountains is called?

A

Valley

17
Q

The longest river in the world?

A

The NIle

18
Q

This desert covers most of Egypt?

A

The Sahara

19
Q

The first Pharaoh?

A

Akhenaton

20
Q

A body that is wrapped and preserved for eternal life is called a ________.

A

Mummy

21
Q

The highland plain is called a _________.

A

Plateau

22
Q

The only woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt was?

A

Hatshepsut

23
Q

The tomb of ________revealed a lot about Egypt

A

King Tutankahaman

24
Q

A flat area of land is called a ________.

A

plain

25
Q

The worlds 2nd largest continent

A

Africa

26
Q

A landform that rises higher than a hill

A

Mountain

27
Q

The 2nd in command to the King in Egypt

A

Vizier

28
Q

The highest mountain in Africa

A

Mt. Killmanjaro

29
Q

The area near Thebes where the tombs of many pharaohs have been found.

A

The Valley of the King

30
Q

2 causes of the decline of Egypt

A
  1. No iron for strong weapons

2. priests and nobles fought among themselves

31
Q

The largest desert in the world

A

Sahara Desert

32
Q

What are the 3 seasons in Egypt near the Nile

A
  1. The Flooding season
  2. The planting season
  3. The harvest Season
33
Q

What two landforms gave Egypt protection and how?

A

The Sahara Desert- no one would risk their lives to cross

2. Cataracts kept enemies from sailing the Nile River

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