Life in Ancient Egypt
When did the Egyptians settle along the Nile river?
Around 5000 B.C.
The head of a Sphinx is the head of a man but the body is a _______.
A lion's
What were Ghana , Nigeria, and Senegal rich with?
Gold
What does Shalom mean in Hebrew?
"hello" or "peace"
Who were the first people to live in Greece?
Minoans
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What is the oldest existing monument in Egypt?
The Great Sphinx
What we now know as ________held the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai.
West Africa
What dose polytheistic mean?
they worshiped many gods
How many rooms did the palace in Knossos have?
over 1,500 rooms
Pharaoh
Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Pharaoh Khufu
What did Africans trade gold for?
Salt
Who received the 10 Commandments from God at Mount Sinai?
Moses
The Minoans were excellent ________ and traded with people like the Mycenaeans from southern Greece.
sailors
What were pharaohs thought to be?
Living gods
How tall is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
500 ft tall
What trade network stretched across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy?
Sahara Trade
What did the 10 Commandments state?
how people should behave, and how to worship and honor God
For how many years was Sparta the most powerful city in all of Greece?
more than 200 years
Who created 1 large kingdom of Egypt with Memphis as the capital?
King Menes
What is between the Sphinx's paws?
A story
What goods were traded in addition to gold and salt?
cotton cloth, beads, copper, dates, pottery, ivory, ostrich feathers, kola beans, and ideas
What are nomads?
people who move from place to place and do not have a permanent home
When did the Mycenaeans leave central Asia and come to Greece?
around 1900 B.C