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World History Pg 7-8
"World History pgs. 7-8"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the process that a body had to go through in order for the person to enter the next life? | Mummification |
| The status of priests in Egyptian societies was just below...? | Pharoahs |
| The most famous burial tombs are the great pyramids at Giza near...? | Cairo |
| The ____ are the only remaining examples of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. | The Pyramids |
| What famous Egyption sculpture made of rock has the head of a pharoah and the body of a lion? | Sphinx |
| What is the ancient Egyptian writing system that used pictures to represent words or syllables? | Hieroglyphics |
| ____ is made from a reed plant that was pressed and dried into a paper-like material. | Papyrus |
| What important artifact was discovered in Egypt by Napoleon's armies in the late 1700's that helped people translate hieroglyphics? | The Rosetta Stone |
| What is the longest river in the world? | The Nile |
| Egypt's two largest cities, ___ and ___, are located on the Nile River Delta. | Cairo and Alexandria |
| What major desert is the largest dry desert in the world, and is roghly the size of the United States? | The Sahara Desert |
| The Sahara seperates ____ and ____? | North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa |
| Sub-Saharan Africa is sometimes known as "black Africa" because...? | People living there typically have darker skin than North Africans. |
| Skin pigmentation is an adaptation to...? | Climate |
| During the Bronze Age, people learned to make...? | Bronze tools, ornaments and weapons |
| In Mesopotamia, the Bronze Age lasted from roughly ___ to the beginning of the Iron Age around 1000 BC. | 4000 BC |
| Egypt is said to be a "gift of the Nile" because it has...? | Irrigation water, fertile soils and easy transportation by boat |
| What are Egypt's two main geographic features? | The Nile and the Sahara |
| The Nile is considered sacred because it seperates the ________ and the _________. | Land of the living and the Land of the dead |
| The longest ancient civilization lasted for ___ years. | 3000 |
| What is Egypt's capital city? | Cairo |
| Who is the best known pharaoh? | Tutankhamen (King Tut) |
| Monarchies are ruled by...? | A royal family or dynasty |
| Democracies are ruled by...? | The people |
| Dictatorships are ruled by...? | One person (usually with help from the military) |
| Who was the last queen of 31 dynasties in Egypt? | Cleopatra |
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madison.curtis2017
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