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What is the purpose of mummification?
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slow down the decaying process
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What lines the banks of the Nile River?
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Fertile land
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Why were the pyramids built?
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burial tombs for kings
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What had a lions body and a human head?
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Sphinx
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Describe one theory of how the works build the pyramids.
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limestone moved with rolling logs
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The pyramids of Giza are located in present-day-
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Cairo
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The Nile River runs through?
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The Sahara Desert
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What sea does the Nile River empty into?
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Mediterrean Sea
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What is the length of the Nile River?
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4,132 miles
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Lowest class in Egyptian society.
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slaves
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Define the term after-life.
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life after death
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What were the pyramids made out of?
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limestone
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The pyramids are considered on of the seven___________(s) of the world.
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wonders
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Give two examples of Nubian cultural influences.
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pottery, weaving of baskets, archery, etc.
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A mummy would be wrap with?
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linen and hot tree sap
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Which way does the Nile River flow?
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South to North
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What is removed before the mummification process starts?
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internal organs
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Give two Egyptian cultural influences that are used today.
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calendar
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What two languages are on the Rosetta Stone?
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Egyptain and Greek
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How many dynasties ruled Egypt?
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30
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What side of the Nile River would people want to be buried?
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west
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The pyramids of Giza are made from _________ blocks of limestone.
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2.3 million
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What part of Egypt did the Nubians live?
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Southern
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What is the Egyptian paper making process?
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papyrus
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The pyramids of Giza were the buiral tombs of?
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Khuto
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How many cataracts are along the Nile River?
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6
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Egyptian society-highest class
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Pharaohs
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Whose burial would be most important?
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a pharaohs
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What is the name of the Egyptian kings?
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pharaohs
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Why did the Egyptian/Nubia border shift many times?
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competition for power
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What resource was important in lower Egypt?
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gold
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Why was farming difficult for the Nubian culture?
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rough terrain
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What part of Egypt did the Egyptians live?
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Northern
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What is the name of the Egyptian writing?
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heiroglyphics
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What unlocked the decoding clues of hieroglyphics?
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Rosetta Stone
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The construction of the pyramids was done before what invention?
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wheel
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Give the two ways a soul would be judged.
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face a miserable punishment or happy
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