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worldhistory 7-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What age came after the Stone Age? | Bronze Age |
| What 2 elements create Bronze? | Copper and Tin |
| Name some inventions of the Bronze Age? | Wheel, Plow, Writing, Money, Cities, Armies, Chariots |
| What ended prehistoric times? | Writing Began |
| were did civilization spread? | West to the Nile River |
| What 2 Geographic features made up Egypt? | The Nile and the Sahara Desert |
| What provided barriers to enemies? | The desert |
| How long did the Egyptians civilization last? | 3,000 years |
| What type of religion did the Egyptians have? | Polytheistic |
| What are some important things that lie near Cairo? | Huge tombs, The Sphinx, and the Great Pyramids |
| What important person died at age 18? | King Tut |
| How many objects were in King Tut's tomb? | Over 5,000 objects |
| What is a Monarchy? | When people are governed by a king |
| How long did the Bronze Age last? | roughly 3,000 years |
| What was below a pharaoh in society? | Priest |
| What did embalmers do to prepare the bodies for mummification's? | They removed vital organs, then wrapped the body in strips of linen |
| What were the most famous tombs of ancient Egypt? | The Pyramids of Giza |
| How long did the building of pyramids last? | 2,700 B.C to 1,000 B.C |
| What are Hieroglyphics? | Writing that use pictures to represent words or syllables |
| What did Hieroglyphics preserve? | Records of ancient Egyptians culture |
| Other than stone, what other material did they use to write on? | Papyrus |
| What is papyrus? | A reed plant pressed and dried to make a paper-like material |
| What are some of Africa's major geographic features? | Sahara Desert, Kalahari Desert, and a tropical forest on the Congo River |
| Name some animals that live on the Savanna? | Lions, giraffes, elephants |