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Geography Section 1 (144-147)
Leaders (All)
Art, Architecture & Learning (Section 2)
Trade & Religion (Section 1 & 3)
Nubia (Section 3)
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The geography of ancient Egypt included vast area of burning sands known as
What is the Red Land
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Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was then called Kadesh

Who is Ramses II

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Served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls
What is The Book of the Dead
100

Ideas spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services

What is commerce

100
The aspects of culture that Nubia took from Egypt
What are the gods and the use of pyramids
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The Nile delta formed the region known as
What is Lower Egypt
200
According to legend, the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt was
Who was Menes
200
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days
What is solar calendar
200

Continued trading with Egypt had this effect on Nubian civilization

What is Egyptian culture was adopted by the Nubians

200
Nubia's culture was the same as Egypts.....True of False
What is TRUE
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What made it impossible for ships to travel the Nile upstream from Egypt?
What is the cataracts ( groups of rocky rapids )
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the system of offices and officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government
What is bureaucracy
300
Ancient Egyptians developed a system of writing that used drawings and symbols to represent words and sounds
What is Hieroglyphics
300

In order to overcome death like Osiris, Egyptians believed that they needed to

preserve their bodies for the afterlife

300
Nubians were motivated to trade because
They had less land to farm than Egyptians
400
How were Egyptian farmers able to produce enough food to create a surplus?
What is crop irrigation----they trapped Nile flood waters by building earthen walls around the fields
400
According to legend, the first pharaoh and the leader who united the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was Menes
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In ancient Egypt, those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain records

What is scribes

400

The most important god of all those worshiped by ancient Egyptians

Who was Amon-Re

400
What effect did the continued trading with Egypt have on Nubian culture
Nubians adopted many of elements of Egyptian culture--- including religion
500

How did Egypt's Middle Kingdom respond to the challenges of flooding?

What is a system of canals to drain the flood waters

500
One of the major accomplishments of the pharaoh Snefru, who ruled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
He promoted trade with lands on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea as well as Nubia
500
How were the Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?
What is the star Sirius to appear in the horizon
500

Why were the people of Ancient Egypt so devoted to the pharaoh?

Ancient Egyptians saw the Pharaoh as a God King who deserved the their loyalty. They believed the Gods controlled everything so the Pharaoh controlled Egypt.

500
What did the Nubians receive from African countries, other than Egypt, when they traded their iron goods and gold?
Nubians traded iron goods and gold for ebony from West Africa and elephant tusks for ivory from Central and East Africa