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Chapter 5 Exam
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Savannas | A flat grass land |
| Incense | A material burned for its pleasant smell |
| Memphis | Was the capital city during the old kingdom |
| Narmer | The ruler who united upper and lower Egypt |
| Ramses II | One of the most successful pharaohs who conquered the region of Canaan |
| Amenhotep IV | Pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton |
| Axum | Invaded Kush and destroyed Meroe |
| Hapi | Egyptian river god |
| Re | Egyptian sun god |
| Thebes | Capital city of Egypt during the middle kingdom |
| Imhotep | The great engineer who built the pyramids |
| Cataracks | The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south. They were waterfalls |
| Farmers | 2nd lowest class. Describe their lives |
| Ahmose | The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt |
| What the rights of Egyptian woman ? | They could own properties, divorce, religious ceremonies |
| Why did Egyptians build pyramids to honor their pharaohs ? | To protect their body from floods, wild animals, robbers |
| In which social class did the farmer belong to? What were their lives like? | They belonged to the second lowest class, They worked on land that was owned by wealthy nobles. They lived in one room houses and had simple diets |
| Why is King Tut one of the most famous pharaohs ? | His tomb wasn't robbed and he died at a young age of ten |
| How was Mereo diffrent from a typical Egyptian or Kushite city | It had Iron furance and was a center of I ron production |