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Ancient Egypt
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Afterlife? | Life after death. |
| What is a Cataract? | A large waterfall. |
| What is a Delta? | A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets. |
| What is a Dynasty? | A line of hereditary rulers of a country. |
| What is a Fertile? | (Of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops. |
| What is a Mummy? | (Especially in ancient Egypt) a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages. |
| What is a Pharoh? | A ruler in ancient Egypt. |
| Who was Hatshepsut? | Hatshepsut was The first Woman Who Was King in the 1473–1458 BC. |
| Who was Khufu? | Khufu (2589-2566 BC) was the 4th Dynasty (2613-2498) pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza. |
| Who was King Tutankhamen? | King Tut is chiefly known for his intact tomb, discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922. |
| Who was Ramsesll? | Rameses II (right 19th dynasty), son of Seti I, was around thirty years old when he became king of Egypt – and then reigned for 67 years. He had many wives, among them some of his own near relatives, and was the father of about 111 sons and 51 daughters. |
| Who was senusret l? | Sesostris I and Senwosret I) was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC, and was one of the most powerful kings of this Dynasty. He was the son of Amenemhat I and his wife Nefertitanen. His wife and sister was |
| What was the time period of the Old Kingdom? | Egypt's Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3–6, ca. 2649–2150 BC) |
| What was the time period of the Middle kingdom? | 2055 – 1650 BC |
| What was the time period of the new kingdom? | 1640–1550 B.C. |