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Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the Nile River help Egypt? | The Nile River helped Egypt by: (1) allowing a faster way to transport goods up and down river. (2) flooding allowed farmers to water croups. (3) flooding brought good fertile soil to the fertile crescent. |
| What was Upper Egypt? | Upper Egypt is in the south and "upstream" |
| What was Lower Egypt? | Northern Egypt is called lower Egypt. Because it is lower or downstream. |
| What was Nubia? | Nubia was a wealthy kingdom south of Egypt. It had gold. |
| What was Kush? | Mush was a wealthy kingdom south of Egypt and Nubia. It had ebony, ivory, animal hides, gold, copper, precious stones. |
| What was Memphis? | It was the capital city made by ruler "Menes" located in Lower Egypt. It is where the "Pharaoh" or ruler made decisions. |
| What was the Old Kingdom of Egypt? | It is a period of time when the ruler of Egypt worked to unify the country together. 2700 BC to 2200 BC, 500 years. |
| What does Unification mean? | To unify or bring together. |
| What is a Pharaoh? | It is a ruler of Egypt. |
| Who was Menes? | He was the Pharaoh or first ruler of Egypt |