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Ancient Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What pharaoh ruled during the Old Kingdom? | Khufu |
| What pharaoh ruled during the middle kingdom | Sensuret |
| What pharoahs ruled during the new kingdom? | Hatshepsut and Ramses II king Tut |
| What is the benefit of living near a desert? | Protection from enemies. Natural barrier |
| What is the Rosetta Stone named after? | The town it was discovered in |
| Who is the god of the underworld | Osiris |
| Who is the god of mummification | Anubis |
| What god is represented with an eye | Horus |
| What is the order of social structure in Ancient Egyptian times? | Pharaoh,government official/priests,scribes,artisans/merchants,peasants/slaves/farmers |
| What is Khufu famous for? | The great pyramids at Giza |
| Where did Hatshepsut go on her trade expedition? | Punt |
| What pharaoh ruled the longest? | Ramses II |
| What did Sensuret build? | The White Chapel |
| What did the Egyptians invent to write on? | papyrus |
| What does a priest wear during mummification? | A mask of Anubis |
| How many different forms of writing are on the Rosetta Stone? | 3 |
| What direction does the Nile river flow | South to North |
| What type of physical features is Egypt described as? | A river valley civilization |
| Why was the Nile flooding a good thing? | It left behind silt |
| Where did Egyptians bury their pharaohs? | pyramids |
| What was papyrus used for? | writing |
| Why did they use papyrus for everything? | It was in their environment |
| Which was better writing on papyrus or writing on clay tablets? | Papyrus |
| Why does the Nile river flow north | Elevation from the mountains |
| Who was the first ruler of all of Egypt | Narmer/Menes |
| the pyramids, papyrus with hieroglyphics and sarcophagus are examples of Primary or secondary sources | primary sources |
| What two sources feed the Nile | The White Nile and The Blue Nile |
| Why couldn't the Ancient Egyptians travel up the Nile past a certain point? | The 6 cataracts were to dangerous |
| Black Land | fertile soil |
| Red Land | too hot to live |
| Howard Carter | discovered King Tut's tomb |
| How did King Tut die? | Malaria |