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Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is Hatshepsut important? | She increased trade and had great monuments built |
| Silt | Tiny bits of soil and rock that made the land more fertile |
| The job of the Scribes? | Keep written records |
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian form of writing |
| King Tut | Youngest pharaoh, most famous for his tomb which was discovered in 1922 |
| Represents guidance | Crook |
| Represents that the Pharaoh was a provider of food for the people | Flail |
| The cobra and falcon of the Pharaoh represented | Protection |
| The colors blue and gold of the Pharaoh represented | Rebirth |
| A connection with the gods | False beard |
| Menes united the kingdoms during the | Old Kingdom |
| Unification | to bring two parts together |
| Mummification | process of preserving the dead |
| Rosetta Stone | Helped us decode and understand Egyptian writing |
| Papyrus | Plant that grew along the Nile that was used for paper |
| Irrigation | The process of using water to dry lands through the use of canals and pipes |
| The Delta is located in what part of Egypt? | Lower Egypt |
| Who was the head of Egyptian religion? | the Pharaoh |
| Egyptian economy was based on | agriculture |
| Southern Egypt is known as | Upper Egypt |
| King of the Underworld | Osiris |
| Ra is the god of | the sun |
| What were the organs put in during mummification? | Canopic Jars |
| Organs that were taken out of the body for mummification | lungs, stomach, intestines, and liver |
| How long was the body left to dry out? | 40 days |
| The whole process of mummification took how many days? | 70 days |
| 3 roles of the Pharaoh? | priest, judge, leader of the army |
| What happened to the brain during mummification? | thrown out |
| the test that Egyptians had to pass in order to go to the after life | the weighing of the heart |
| a temporary ruler is known as a- | regent |
| Who ordered the building of the Pyramids? | Khufu |
| The three time periods of Egypt IN ORDER | Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom |
| Worshiping more than one god is known as | polytheism |
| Worshiping just one god is known as | monotheism |
| the order of the social classes in ancient Egyptian was called the | Social Pyramid |
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