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WorldHistoryPage7-8
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are three inventions made in the Bronze Age? | The wheel, cities, and armies |
| Why was the Bronze Age important? | It was the period when civilization and writing began. |
| How long did the Bronze Age last? | About 3000 years |
| From Mesopotamia, where did civilization spread to? | The Nile River Valley. |
| Give two reasons why Egypt is said to be a "Gift of the Nile". | Because the river provided irrigation water and easy transportation by boat. |
| What two areas did The Nile separate? | The "Land of the Dead" and the "Land of the Living". |
| What are the two main geographical features of Egypt? | The Nile and the Sahara Desert |
| What enabled Egypt to last as long as it did? | The Nile was the lifeblood of the country. |
| What did the desert provide to the ancient Egyptian civilization? | Natural barriers to enemies |
| The kings of ancient Egypt were called this. | Pharaohs |
| Ruling families were also called what in Egypt? | Dynasties |
| How old was King Tut when he died? | 18. |
| What was necessary to provide an orderly way to make decisions? | Government |
| What type of government was the Egyptian civilization? | Monarchy |
| What were the steps of mummification? | Removal of organs, then drying and wrapping the body in strips of linen. |
| What was also discovered when they found the Egyptian cemeteries? | Mummified cats. |
| What were the two most famous burial tombs of ancient Egypt? | Giza and Cairo |
| What is standing guard over the pyramids in Giza that has the head of a Pharaoh and the body of a lion? | Sphinx. |
| What were the ancient Egyptians system of writing called? | Hieroglyphics. |
| What gets it's name from papyrus that we use today? | Paper. |
| What was found that translated hieroglyphics into Greek? | The Rosetta Stone. |
| How long is the Nile River and what does it connect to? | More than 4,000 miles and connects to the Mediterranean sea. |
| What are Egypt's two largest cities located on the Nile River delta? | Cairo and Alexandria. |
| What does the Sahara Desert separate in Africa? | North Africa and the sub-Saharan part of Africa. |
| Why has the sub-Saharan part of Africa been called "black Africa"? | Because people living there have darker skin than North Africans. |
| How long did it take for skin color to change from black to white? | About 20,000 years. |
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