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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Savannas | A flat grassland. |
| 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 | Egyptians sun god |
| Thebes | capital city of Egypt during the middle kingdom |
| Imhotep | The first great engineer who build the pyramids |
| Cataracts | 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 are the rights of Egyptian women? | They could own property Divorce, religious ceremonies |
| Why did the Egyptians build pyramids to honor their pharaohs? | To protect their bodies from floods, wild animals and robbers |
| In which social class did the farmers belong to? What were their lives like? | They belonged to the second lowest social class. They worked on land that was owned by wealthy nobles. They lived in one room house and had simplediets. |
| Why is king tut one the most famous pharaohs? | His tomb wasn't robbed, so we know the most about him. |
| How was Meroe different from a typical Egyptian or kushite city? | It had iron furnaces and was a cener of iron production. |