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Egypt
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Question | Answer |
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The Tigris and Euphrates were ________________, the Nile was predictable, meaning it flooded like clockwork. | unpredictable |
Egypt was divided up into 2 kingdoms. What were they called? | Upper & Lower Egypt |
The king who united Upper & Lower Egypt was? | Narmer/Menes |
Egyptian god kings were called? | Pharaohs |
A government in which rule is based on religious authority is called a _________________? | Theocracy |
For the kings of the Old Kingdom, their final resting place after death was an immense structure called a ______________? | pyramid |
The process of embalming and drying a corpse to prevent it from decaying is called? | Mummification |
Scribes in Egypt quickly developed a system of writing using pictures and called it _________________________? | hieroglyphics |
Egyptians developed a better writing surface using reeds called what? | papyrus |
Egypt's early history is divided up into 3 parts known as? | Old, Middle, & New Kingdoms |
What group of people brought about the decline of the Middle Kingdom? | Hyksos |
What female ruler declared herself pharaoh during the New Kingdom? | Hatshepsut |
What ruler brought Egypt the most power, making it a mighty empire during the New Kingdom? | Thutmose III |
What pharaoh is known in Egypt for building many temples and placing large amounts of statues of himself all over Egypt? | Ramses II |
Nubia and the Nubian kingdom was also called? | Kush |
What Kushite king named himself pharaoh of Egypt after the Nubians overthrew the Libyans in Egypt? | Piankhi |
Why did the Nubians feel the need to conquer Egypt? | They were already living like Egyptians and saw themselves as the most suitable guardians of Egyptian culture |
What resource do we credit for helping the city of Meroe go through a Golden Age? | Iron Ore |