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Who is the sun god?

Re

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Who was the most successful ruler of the New Kingdom?

Ramses II

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Osiris is the god of what?

god of the world of the dead

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What does “pharaoh” mean?

“great house”

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What is the name of the special salt used in mummification?

natron

200

How many large pyramids made up the GREAT Pyramids of Giza?

3

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The Great Pyramids are located where?

Giza, Egypt

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area of steep cliffs and large boulders form dangerous, fast-moving waters

Cataract

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fan-shaped area of fertile land

Delta

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a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

Hieroglyphics

300

It means the worship of one god

monotheistic

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Another word for “black land”

Kemet

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True or False: Enslaved people could NOT earn their freedom

FALSE

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a line of rulers from one family

Dynasty

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What is unique about the Nile river?

It flows from south to north

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It means the worship of many gods

polytheistic

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Hatshepsut created a prosperous Egypt through _______________; while her husband, Thutmose III, created a prosperous Egypt through __________.

trade; war

400

Who is Osiris’ wife?

Isis

400

protector of newborns and pregnant women

Bes

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Who was Narmer?

King of Upper Egypt who conquered and unified with Lower Egypt

500

a government official

Bureaucrat

500

a government representative to another country

Envoy

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What was the most important organ in the human body to the Egyptians? Why?

The heart because it is believed to be the motor of the body and where all intelligence came from

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What is The Book of the Dead?

Book of prayers and magic spells to prepare people for the afterlife

500

a bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile and empties it into basins

Shadoof

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