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What is the name of the river that courses through Egypt that the Egyptian society centered around?
Nile River
100
True or False: Flooding along the Nile River in Egypt was common
True
100
Name that term: A person's rank compared to others
Status
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Status
100
What were the tombs called that Egyptians built to honor their pharaohs?
Pyramids
100
What was the name of this settlement that was further south along the Nile River?
Nubia
200
What two rivers joined to form the Nile River?
Blue Nile and White Nile
200
True or False: The Nile River flooding HELPED the Egyptian people
True
200
Name that term: a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
Status
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
200
In 2540 B.C.E., the Egyptians built the biggest and grandest of the pyramids. What is this pyramid called?
The Great Pyramid
200
What would the Nubian civilization later become known as?
Kush
300
What are the dangerous, fast moving waters of in south Egypt called?
Cataracts
300
At its peak, ancient Egypt was home to about _____________ people
a. 1 million
b. 500,000
c. 5 million
d. 330 million
c. 5 million
300
True or False: Women had very FEW opportunities in Egyptian society
False
300
Which of the following is NOT one of the names of the Kingdoms that existed in Ancient Egypt?
Old
New
Middle
Last
Last
300
Gradually, the stronger Nubian villages took over the weaker ones and formed the kingdom of ______________
Kerma
400
What is the fanshaped area of fertile marshland called in Northern Egypt near the Mediterranean Sea?
Delta
400
What was the name given to the all-powerful ruler who controlled both Ancient Egypt's government and religious affairs
Pharaoh
400
What process did Egyptians develop in order to protect a person's soul during their journey into the afterlife?
Embalming
400
Label Lower and Upper Egypt on the Map
Upper Egypt in the South
Lower Egypt in the North
400
True or False: The Kush didn't build pyramids to house tombs of kings
False
500
What are some examples of the physical geography surrounding the Nile River that protected Egypt
East/West: Deserts
South: Cataracts
North: Delta
500
Egyptians were loyal to the pharaoh because they believed he was the son of what god?
Re, the sun god
500
After embalming the body, Egyptians wrapped the body in long strips of linen. What were these bodies called?
Mummies
500
What is the name of the group of people that took over Egypt during the Middle Kingdom using advanced weapons and technology?
Hyksos
500
Which area of Egypt would the kingdom of Kush be closer to? Upper or Lower
Upper Egypt