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The Nile River is the
___________ river in
the world.
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longest
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What lay on either side
of the Nile River?
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desert
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The Nile River flows
__________ and flows
into the
__________________
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north
Mediterranean Sea
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Name three benefits
that the Nile River
provided for the
Egyptian people
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water for the animals
and crops, rich soil,
food like fish and birds,
and protection because
of the cataracts
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What were Egypt’s
natural barriers?
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desert
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
cataracts in the Nile
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Egyptians were the first
to write on paper.
What was their paper
made out of?
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papyrus
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What is the most wellknown pyramid and
who was it built for?
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The Great Pyramid of
Giza
built for Khufu
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What is Queen
Hatshepsut most
remembered for
building during her
reign?
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building monuments
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Building pyramids was
expensive. How were
the pharaohs able to
afford building these?
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They collected taxes to
pay for the building of
the pyramids.
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What was considered
Egypt’s most famous
works of art and where
could many of them be
found?
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paintings
in temples
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What did the Egyptians
put in canopic jars?
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organs
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Which animal did the
Ancient Egyptians
worship?
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the cat
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Who did the Egyptians
mummify?
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pharaohs
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What was the purpose
of mummification?
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to preserve the body so
it was recognizable in
the after life
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Why were tombs filled
with art jewelry and
other treasures?
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The Egyptians believed
the Ka enjoyed such
materials in the after
life.
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Who was Egypt’s first
pharaoh?
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Menes
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What did Menes do to
show the unification of
Upper and Lower
Egypt?
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wore a double crown
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By 3200 BC, the
villages banded
together to develop
two kingdoms. What
were those two
kingdoms?
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Lower Egypt and Upper
Egypt
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What is the period in
time when Egypt
reached the height of
its glory?
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New Kingdom
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What was the reason
for the decline of the
Old Kingdom?
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The pharaohs could not
collect enough taxes to
keep up with the cost
of building pyramids.
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What did Kush
develop?
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the first trading system
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What landform lies
north of Egypt?
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Mediterranean Sea
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Northern Egypt is
referred to as
_________________
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Lower Egypt
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Some of the jobs in
Ancient Egypt had
perks. What job had
the perk of not having
to pay taxes?
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scribes
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The soldiers had two
perks. What were
they?
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received land as
payment
got to keep treasures
from any captures
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