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World history 7-8
7-8
Question | Answer |
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What is a large area of land with grasslands and scattered trees. | savanna |
What river originates in the highlands of central Africa which runs north. | The Nile River |
What paper is made from a reed plant. | Papyrus |
What tablet led to the translation of heiroglyphics. | The Rosetta Stone |
What is a triangle shaped area where a river feeds into a sea. | A delta |
What is the area north of the Saharan Desert. | North Africa |
What is the area south of the Saharan Desert. | Sub-Saharan Africa |
What do you mix to make bronze. | Copper and tin |
How long did the Bronze Age last in Mesopatamia. | 3,000 Years |
What river provided water and transportation to the Egyptians. | The Nile |
What is the Egyptian god of the sun. | Ra |
What is the Egyptian god of rebirth. | Osiris |
What is the modern day capital of Egypt. | Cairo |
What were the kings of ancient Egypt. | Pharaohs |
What was the first important woman ruler in history. | Hatshepsut |
What Egyptian pharaoh was a warrior as well as a builder of the temples ans statues | Ramses the Great |
What ruler's army discovered the Rosetta Stone. | Napoleon's French Army |
What sea lies to the east of the Saharan Desert. | Red Sea |
What is the best known pharaoh of ancient Egypt. | King Tut |
What is a ruling government which is ruled by a royal family or dynasty. | Monarchies |
What government is based off the rule by the people. | Democracy |
What is a government when a person takes control of the government. | Dictatorship |
How many objects were found in King Tut's tomb. | 5,000 Objects |
What was the most impressive archaeological discovery of all time. | King Tut's Tomb |
What is the only remaining one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. | The Pyramids |
Without what inventions did the Egyptians not have to use when they made the Pyramids. | Iron tools and wheeled objects |
What people were directly below the pharaoh in their ruling system. | Priests |
What are the Pyramids made of. | Limestone |
What were Egypt's two largest cities. | Cairo and Alexandria |
What statue has the head of a man and the body of a lion. | The Sphinx |