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Question 1

Pharoah

Answer 1

title of the rulers of ancient Egypt

Question 2

Brahmans

Answer 2

a single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods of the Vedas and that resisted in all things

Question 3

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 3

a way to determine who would rule over china

Question 4

Regent

Answer 4

a person who rules a country when the king or queen is unable to rule(too young or ill)

Question 5

Confucianism

Answer 5

The philosophy was based on worldly goals, social order, and good government.

Question 6

Dynasty

Answer 6

ruling family

Question 7

Silt

Answer 7

rich soil

Question 8

Egypt

Answer 8

the gift of the Nile

Question 9

Cataract

Answer 9

waterfall of the Nile northward to within 100 miles of the Mediterranean.

Question 10

Rosetta Stone

Answer 10

a flat, black stone that had 3 languages written on it. Greek, Demotic, and ancient Egyptian.

Question 11

Papyrus

Answer 11

a plant that grows along the Nile

Question 12

Caste

Answer 12

social groups into which can rarely be changed

Question 13

Delta

Answer 13

a triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers.

Question 14

Hieroglyphics

Answer 14

picture-like symbols that were practiced in the old kingdom. The pictures could stand for new ideas, sounds, or words that helped the Egyptian culture

Question 15

Subcontinent

Answer 15

a large landmass that juts out from a continent