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150072 Egypt Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Egyptions learn to make medicine? | By making mummies(studying the body) |
| The Nile begins with two seperate rivers what were they called? | White Nile and the Blue Nile |
| What are cataracts? | wild rapids |
| What did the Egyptians use the Nile for? | drank, bathed, farmed, cleaned |
| What is a delta? | an area of fertile soil |
| What is to the west of the Nile Valley? | Sahara Dessert |
| What is to the east of the Nile Valley? | Eastern Dessert |
| Cataracts, delta marshes, and desserts did what for Egypt? | They helped keep out enemies |
| Name the two bodies of water that helped Egypt trade with people? | Medditerannean Sea and Red Sea |
| List 3 things that the Egyptians grew? | wheat, flax seeds, barley |
| What material is made out ofo flax seeds? | linen |
| Name the reason Egyptians woar white? | they didn't know how to die |
| Because Egytians wore white how did they include color in their wardrobe? | they wore necklaces, bracelets, pendents, and all sorts of jewelry |
| Describe Egypt's method of irrigation | basins and canals |
| what is a shadoof? | bucket attatched to a long pole to lift water from the Nile to thier basins |
| List 3 items Egyptians made of papyrus before paper? | baskets, sandals, river rafts |
| what were scribes? | carved hieroglyphics on walls and monuments |
| Where do you think Egypt got ideas about writing and government? | Mesopotamia |
| Name two things Egyptian governments did? | settled arguments, built and maintained irrigation systems |
| Who werwe the earliest rulers? | village chiefs |
| Who unified the two kingdoms? | Narmer |
| What did Narmer war to symbolize the 2 kingdoms unity? | double crown- white and red |
| what is a dynasty | line of rulers from one family |
| How many dynasties ruled egypt? | 31 |
| What did mothers teach thier daughters to do? | sew, cook, and run a household |
| What are dieties? | gods |
| Who was Re? | sun god |
| Who was Hapri? | god of the Nile |
| Who was Isis? | god of women |
| Whom was Isis married to? | Osiris |
| Whom was Osiris? | god of the dead |
| What are the steps of embalming? | remove organs, cover in natron, fill with spices and stitch closed, clean wiht oils, and wrap in linen |
| The entrance of each pyramid faced which direction? | north |
| Who was the great pyramid built for? | Khufu |
| How many pyramids are standing in Giza? | 3 |
| The middle kingdom was Egypt's what? | golden age |
| What are forced payments called? | tributes |
| The Hyskos were invaders from where? | west asia |
| Who was the ruler of the new kingdom? | Ahmose |
| Hatshepsut was the first? | female leader |
| What is insence? | a material burned for it's pleasant smell |
| Where is Hatshepsut's temple located? | valley of kings |
| Was Hatshepsut more interested in conquering other nations or trade? | trade |
| Was slavery common before ThutemoseIII became leader? | no |
| Did slaves have some rights? | yes |
| What began to happen when Akhenaton began to reject his duties? | Thier empire began to shrink |
| How old was Tutankhamen when he became Pharoh? | 10 years old |
| RamseesII was not only popular with the ladies he also was... | he was a major builder and battler |
| Name three groups that conquered Egypt? | Kush, Libysans, and Assyrians |
| Nubia was also called? | Kush |
| Where was Nubia-Kush located? | south of Egypt |
| Nubians were good with bow and arrow which means | they were good at hunting and war |
| The capitol city of the Kushites is? | Napata |
| What did the Assyrians teach the Kushite to do? | make iron |
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