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Egyptians test
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Term | Definition |
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What civilization emerged in the far southern part of the Nile? | KUSH |
What finding helped historians decipher hieroglyphics? | ROSETTA STONE |
In what ways did the Egyptians use the Nile? | Security against attack Transportation Growing crops (water & soil) Drinking Bathing |
Egypt was protected from invaders by the surrounding _________. | Deserts |
Describe the Nile’s flood pattern. | Flooding was regular, predictable and less destructive. |
Who was the first to unify all of Egypt? | Narmer |
How many dynasties ruled Egypt? | 30 |
Egyptians believed that their pharaoh was a god, descended from what god? | Re - the sun god |
Old Kingdom is the age of the _____________ | Pyramids |
The Middle Kingdom is the period of ----------- | reunification |
The New Kingdom is Egypt’s ______ ______ | Golden Age |
What was done to their bodies so that they could live on in the afterlife? | embalming |
Who was the engineer who built the first step pyramid? | Imhotep |
Who is at the top of the social pyramid? | pharaoh |
Who is at the bottom of the social pyramid? | Unskilled workers |
Who is most famous for his tomb that was rediscovered in 1922? | King Tut |
What was the most important group in ancient Egyptian society? | Family |
Who often helped women during childbirth? | magicians |