8th gr social studies
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| longest river in world, about 4000 miles long | Nile
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| used the Nile for many things | Egyptians
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| a narrow, green valley in Egypt | Nile Valley
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| northern end of the valley is a fetile area of land | delta
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| largest desert in the world and lies west of the Nile Valley | Sahara
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| lies to the east of the Nile Valley | Eastern Desert
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| has several natural borders to protect it | Egypt
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| kept enemies from entering Egypt | deserts
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| kept enemies from entering Egypt | dangerous rapids of the Nile
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| kept enemies from entering Egypt | marshes in the delta
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| were predictable and not devastating | floods along the Nile
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| each spring it would flood and leave a dark fertile mud along its bank | Nile
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| was helpful to farmers after they learned about it | Nile
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| farmers used what was left behind by floods to grow wheat, barley, and flax seeds | soil
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| because the people in Egypt had surplus food, some people became this instead of farmers | artisans
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| what artisans did | wove cloth
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| what artisans did | made pottery
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| what artisans did | carved statues
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| what artisans did | crafted weapons and tools
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| Egyptians traded with each other and with others in _______________ | Mesopotamia
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| a few strong chiefs united groups of valleys into ___________ | kingdoms
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| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged | Lower Egypt
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| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged | Upper Egypt
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| united the two kingdoms | Narmer
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| ruled from the city of Memphis and his kingdom lasted long after his death | Narmer
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| Egyptians built these to protect bodies of dead pharoahs | pyramids
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| contained dead pharoahs and their belongings they might need in their afterlife | pyramid
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| took thousands of people and years of labor to build one | pyramid
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| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids | astronomy
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| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids | mathematics
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| what pyramids are made of that were carefully selected through searching | stone
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| cut stone into blocks that were used to make pyramids | artisans
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| other workers __________ and pulled them to the Nile | tied stones to sleds
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| largest pyramid in Egypt | Great Pyramid
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| the Great Pyramid was built for __________ | King Khufu
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| the Great Pyramid is located near | Cairo
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| one of three main pyramids | Khufu
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| one of three main pyramids | Khafre
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| one of three main pyramids | Menkaura
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| ruled Eygpt | All-powerful pharoahs
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| Egyptians were ___________ | polytheistic
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| who built huge stone pyramids as tombs for their pharoahs | Egyptians of old Kingdom
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| lasted from 2600 to 2300 bc | old kingdom
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| pharoahs appointed _____ to carry out their commands | officers
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| why Egyptian people served pharoahs | believed kingdom depended on one strong leader
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| pharoahs lost control of Egypt | 2300 bc
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| at the time the pharoahs lost control of Egypt a new dynasty of pharoahs created a capital at _________ | Thebes
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| longest river in world, about 4000 miles long | Nile
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| used the Nile for many things | Egyptians
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| a narrow, green valley in Egypt | Nile Valley
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| northern end of the valley is a fetile area of land | delta
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| largest desert in the world and lies west of the Nile Valley | Sahara
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| lies to the east of the Nile Valley | Eastern Desert
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| has several natural borders to protect it | Egypt
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| kept enemies from entering Egypt | deserts
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| kept enemies from entering Egypt | dangerous rapids of the Nile
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| kept enemies from entering Egypt | marshes in the delta
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| were predictable and not devastating | floods along the Nile
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| each spring it would flood and leave a dark fertile mud along its bank | Nile
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| was helpful to farmers after they learned about it | Nile
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| farmers used what was left behind by floods to grow wheat, barley, and flax seeds | soil
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| because the people in Egypt had surplus food, some people became this instead of farmers | artisans
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| what artisans did | wove cloth
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| what artisans did | made pottery
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| what artisans did | carved statues
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| what artisans did | crafted weapons and tools
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| Egyptians traded with each other and with others in _______________ | Mesopotamia
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| a few strong chiefs united groups of valleys into ___________ | kingdoms
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| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged | Lower Egypt
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| name one of the two large kingdoms that emerged | Upper Egypt
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| united the two kingdoms | Narmer
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| ruled from the city of Memphis and his kingdom lasted long after his death | Narmer
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| Egyptians built these to protect bodies of dead pharoahs | pyramids
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| contained dead pharoahs and their belongings they might need in their afterlife | pyramid
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| took thousands of people and years of labor to build one | pyramid
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| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids | astronomy
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| name one of two things Egyptians used to create pyramids | mathematics
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| what pyramids are made of that were carefully selected through searching | stone
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| cut stone into blocks that were used to make pyramids | artisans
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| other workers __________ and pulled them to the Nile | tied stones to sleds
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| largest pyramid in Egypt | Great Pyramid
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| the Great Pyramid was built for __________ | King Khufu
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| the Great Pyramid is located near | Cairo
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| one of three main pyramids | Khufu
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| one of three main pyramids | Khafre
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| one of three main pyramids | Menkaura
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| ruled Eygpt | All-powerful pharoahs
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| Egyptians were ___________ | polytheistic
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| who built huge stone pyramids as tombs for their pharoahs | Egyptians of old Kingdom
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| lasted from 2600 to 2300 bc | old kingdom
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| pharoahs appointed _____ to carry out their commands | officers
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| why Egyptian people served pharoahs | believed kingdom depended on one strong leader
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| pharoahs lost control of Egypt | 2300 bc
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| at the time the pharoahs lost control of Egypt a new dynasty of pharoahs created a capital at _________ | Thebes
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| after the capital at Thebes was created, the Middle Kingdom began to experience one of these three things | time of stability
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| after the capital at Thebes was created, the Middle Kingdom began to experience one of these three things | prosperity
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| after the capital at Thebes was created, the Middle Kingdom began to experience one of these three things | achievement
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| Egypt took control of other lands and forced conquered people to send __________ | tributes
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| forced payments | tributes
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| way Egypt increased its riches | tributes
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| one of the three things that blossomed during the Middle Kingdom | the arts
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| one of the three things that blossomed during the Middle Kingdom | literature
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| one of the three things that blossomed during the Middle Kingdom | architecture
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| the Middle King ended when the _________ attacked and conquered Egypt | Hyksos
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| ruled until 1500 bc | Hyskos
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| __________ led revolt to drive the Hyksos out of Egypt | Prince Ahmose
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| The king boy who was only ten years old | Tutankhamen
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| restored old religion | Tutankhamen
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| ruled only nine years and died unexpectedly | Tutankhamen
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| only woman pharoah | Queen Hatshepsut
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| ruled in place of her nephew | Queen Hatshepsut
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| known for peace and for trade | Queen Hatshepsut
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| pharoah after Queen Hatshepsut | Thutmose III
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| began aggressive wars of conquest | Thutmose III
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| grew rich from trade and tribute | Thutmose III
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| slavery became widespread under his rule | Thutmose III
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| did not like Hatshepsut | Thutmose III
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| amen Hotep | Kematon
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| introduced new religion | Kematon
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| made it so difficult he would be only god worshiped | Kematon
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| ruler for 66 years in the 1200 bc's | Ramses II
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| considered to be the greatest pharoah | Ramses II
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| Egyptian power faded after _________ because of a series of invasions | Ramses II
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| __________ armies expanded Egypt's borders to the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia | Thutmose
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