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Chapter 5 Exam revie
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| savannah | a flat grassland |
| incense | a material burned for its pleasant smell |
| Memphis | was the capital city during the old kingdom |
| Namer | the ruler who united lower and upper Egypt |
| Ramses II | one of the most successful pharaohs who conquered the region of Canaan |
| Amenhotep IV | pharaoh who tried to start a new region 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 first great engineer who built pyramids |
| Farmers | 2nd lowest class describe their lives |
| Cataracts | The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south. They were waterfalls. |
| Ahmose | The king who drove 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 |