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Who is at the very top of the social pyramid?
Pharaoh
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Name the 3 kingdoms & give a description of each
Old (peaceful), Middle (improvement), New (war, expansion)
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How did the Egyptians know when the Nile would flood?
They studied the stars?
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What rights did women have in Ancient Egypt?
Own property Run businesses Enter into legal contracts
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What group is at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Peasants
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Why did Egyptians use mummification? How long did it take? what organ was left in the body?
Mummification: Artificially preserving the bodies before burial When it returned, spirit can recognize the body b/c it was preserved - 2-3 months, removed organs, filled with salt, after 40 days bandaged - the heart
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Who is part of the small upper class?
Priests, nobles, & members of Pharaoh’s court
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Where was the capital during each kingdom?
Memphis (old), Thebes (middle), then Memphis again (new)
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What is the Rosetta Stone?
3 types of writing (Hieroglyphics, demotic [Egyptian script], Greek)
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Why were people buried with clothes, food, and other items?
Soul cannot survive w/out food, clothing, other items (buried with them)
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What happened at the end of the Middle Kingdom?
Weaker and less able rulers followed – lose control to foreign invaders
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What are Hieroglyphics? What was it written on?
Picture like symbols - Papyrus: Early form of paper (reeds)
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How many dynasties did Ancient Egypt have?
31
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How long is the Nile River?
4,000 miles
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What happened at the end of the Old Kingdom?
governors in provinces challenged power of the pharaohs
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What contributions did the Egyptians bring to math?
add, subtract, multiply, divide, fraction
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What is the afterlife?
Life After Death
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Who was known as the "he/she" king, and brought great peace & economic success, encouraged trade
Hatshepsut
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Who is part of the middle class?
Merchants & skilled workers
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What happened at the end of the New Kingdom?
Falls to Alexander the Great of Macedonia – Cleopatra last Macedonian ruler of Egypt
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What was the Black Land?
Dark soil left by the floods Livable
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Where is Upper & Lower Egypt? What are the 3 seasons?
Upper Egypt: South Lower Egypt: North (towards the Med. Sea) 3 seasons: Akmet: Flood Peret: Planting Shemut: Harvest
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What was the Red Land?
Vast desert, not friendly to human life, useless for farming
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Who was considered a slave?
Prisoners of war or Israelites?
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What protected Ancient Egypt from foreign attacks
Hot sands protected Ancient Egypt from foreign attacks
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