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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where on the african continent is egypt located? | northeast corner |
| the nile begins and ends at | lake victoria/mediterranean sea |
| in what way or ways was life in ancient egypt related to the nile | transportation, religion, and agriculture |
| where is upper egypt located | south |
| who was the boy king who ruled egypt from 1347 bc to 1338 bc | tutankhamon |
| the king who united all egypt | menes |
| the nile's flood was important to the egyptian farmers because it | left a layer of rich soil |
| a family of rulers | dynasty |
| it originally meant "great house" an egyptian king | pharaoh |
| western asian people who ruled egypt for almost 100 years | hyksos |
| the vizier was | in charge of the government bureaucracy |
| first woman pharaoh | hatshepsut |
| pharaoh that tried to make egypt monotheistic by introducing the sun dusk god, aten was | akhenaten |
| under which queen did egypt become a province of rome | cleopatra |
| egyptian writing was called | hieroglyphics |