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The names of the three sixth grade history teachers
Miss SE, Dr. Pesaran and Mr Higa
This river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt
What is the Nile River?
What are pyramids
This modern day country was the heartland of the Persian Empire
What is Iran?
This boy king became famous when his nearly untouched tomb was discovered in the 20th century
Who is King Tutankhamun?
The name for a belief system in which people worship ONE god
Monotheism
This phrase describes an Egyptian marriage proposal
What is "Bring the Bundle"?
This was a title for a powerful queen who ruled in ancient Nubia
What is a kandake?
The leader who founded the Persian empire
Who is Cyrus the Great?
She was the wife of Akhenaten
This character is known as the Persian Hercules
Rostam
This discovery was the key to deciphering hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
These rocky rapids in the Nile River made travel and invasion difficult between Egypt and Nubia
What were the cataracts?
The book that is described as the "soul of Iran"
What is the Shahnameh?
This pharaoh built Abu Simbel
Who is Ramses II ?
These are early humans who did not settle down and live in one place
Who are nomads?
This ruler is credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is King Narmer?
This ancient Nubian script has never been deciphered
What is Meroitic
This ruler was known as the Shopkeeper
This is the new capital city that Akhenaten built
Amarna (Akhetaten)
The system of writing the ancient Mesopotamians invented
What is Cuneiform
He was the sun god and one of the most important gods in ancient Egypt
Who is Amun Ra?
This African empire invaded Nubia and brought an end to the Kingdom of Kush
Aksum
This is the Persian name for Persepolis
What is Takht-e Jamshid (Jamshid's throne)
Ramses II fought this group at the Battle of Kadesh
The Hittites