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World History Pgs7-8
Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Stone Age followed by? | The Bronze Age |
| How is bronze made? | By combining copper with tin. |
| When did the Bronze Age end? | At the beginning of the Iron Age, around 1000 BC. |
| Why do the Egyptians consider the Nile sacred? | Because it separates the Land of the Dead, from the Land of the Living; the sun rises in the east, which was the land of the living. The sun went down in the west, where the land of the dead was thought to be. |
| What religion did the Egyptians practice? | Polytheism. |
| What were pharaohs? | Kings of Egypt that were worshiped as gods. |
| How many dynasties were there? | Thirty-one royal families. |
| Who was the best known Pharaoh? | King Tutankhamen (Tut). |
| What are dictatorships? | Where one person takes control of an entire nation, usually with military help. |
| What had to happen to a body in order for it to reach the next life? | Mummification and religious ceremonies |
| What is the Sphinx? | A rock sculpture with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion. |
| What is papyrus? | Paper like material made from a reed plant that is pressed and dried. |
| Why was the Rosetta Stone important? | There was a hieroglyphic message carved into it along with a Greek translation. |
| What is a savanna? | A large land area in central and southeast Africa with grasslands and scattered trees. |
| What is the longest river in the world? | The Nile. |
| What is a delta? | Flat areas that form at river mouths were sediments are deposited. |
| What is the largest desert in the world? | The Sahara Desert. |
| What does it separate? | North and sub-Saharan Africa. |
| What is sub-Saharan Africa? | The land that lies south of the desert. |
| Why do people living in the tropics typically have a darker skin color? | To protect them from intense rays from the sun. |
| How long did the age of pyramid building last? | It lasted from 2700 BC to 1000 BC. |
| What is a Monarchy? | This is the type of "Dynasty" that has Kings, Queens, and Priests. |
| Why did they come up with Government? | Because this was a "fair" way to make sure everyone got their fair share of water, food, and other things such as land. |
| Who was Queen Hatshepsut? | She was the first important Queen of Egypt. |
| What is the God of Rebirth called? | Osiris. |
| How long did the Ancient Egyptian Civilization last? | Around three thousand years. |
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