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Gr 5 unit 3 SS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nile river | 1. Worlds largest river 2. For transportation: Made it easy to travel north and south and was the world longest river |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods and most Africans shared belief in many gods |
| Egyptian kingdom included | 1. Old kingdom, 2. Middle Kingdom, 3. new kingdom |
| Hatshepsut | Queen who became pharaoh after her husband died |
| What cased Flooding of the nile | Heavy rains in Ethiopia caused flooding of the Nile river |
| Bartering | A system of payment by trading |
| Papyrus | Paper was made from papyrus |
| After life | Sumerians viewed it as miserable but Egyptians viewed it as happy. Egyptians thought the models and pictures they put in tombs would come to life. Egyptians veiwed afterlife more positive than Sumerians |
| Power during the middle kingdom | Local rulers had most power during the middle kingdom |
| Egyptian religion was | Polytheistic |
| Egyptians believed the models and pictures they put in tombs… | Would come to life |
| Ramses ll | 1. Made peace treaty with Hittites 2. The central government’s power decreased after Ramses II died |
| Nubia | Region just south of Egypt |
| Meroe | Iron-producing capital of Kush |
| Savannahs | More than 40% of the African Continent |
| Desertification | A natural process that has been sped up by human activities |
| Nok | Early African group that manufactured iron |
| Bantu | Language that has most influenced other African languages |
| Slash and burn | Farming techniques farmers in the Savannah regions used |
| Napata | First capital of Kush |
| Aksum | A center of trade because it was located near several major waterways |
| Akusm was influenced by | Cultures of the Horn of Africa and south Arabia |
| What is located where Aksum once stood | Modern countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea |