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74 Cards in this Set
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What desert is Egypt in?
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Sahare
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What is the world's largest river?
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Nile
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In the summer, when the Nile flows what does it leave behind?
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silt
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Farmers' depend on the Nile's regularity to know when to do what?
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plant crops
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In the Egyptian calendar, is it true they leave 20 days extra at the end of the year?
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False
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Is it true that lower Egypt was the northern part of Ancient Egypt?
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True
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Is it true that Egypt is virtually self-sufficient due to thriving agriculture?
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True
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obelisk
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a four-sided pillar that looks like a pyramid
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hieroglyphics
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a picture or symbol representing a word, syllable, or sound
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papyrus
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a tall reed that grows in the Nile, used to make paper-like sustances
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vizier
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a chief minister
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What is Upper Egypt ?
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about 600miles long
the southern part of Egypt 13 miles wide |
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What is not a major crop grown by the Egyptians?
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corn
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How many years ago did Menes unite upper and lower Egypt?
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5000
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What part of Egypt broke away from the government?
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Upper
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What was the capital of the middle kingdom?
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Thebes
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How long did the new kingdom last?
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200 years
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Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?
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peasant and slaves
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Who was at the top of the social pyramid?
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pharaohs
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What were early pyramids made of?
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mud bricks
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What soldiers found the Rosetta Stone?
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French
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What was the first thing the Egyptians believed happened when you traveled to the afterlife, after death?
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You were judged by the God Osisris
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What dis they believe about death?
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it was not the end of life
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Is it true that over 1000 years ago, people buried tools and food for use in the afterlife?
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true
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What is a mummy?
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A body treated for burial with preservative to keep it from decay.
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What kind of climate keeps the Egyptian bodies from decaying?
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arid
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what are the 5 steps of mummification?
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-internal organs removed and placed in Canopic Jars
-brain thrown away -the heart, the seat of wisdom and confidence, was left -the body was placed in natron to draw out moisture - after 40 days, the corpse was wrapped in hundreds of yards of white linen for final burial |
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How long does the mummification process take?
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70 days
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At first only kings and their families could be mummified.
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true
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After that only people who could afford it were mummified.
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true
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Would people save up for mummification?
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yes
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What is Natron?
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a mineral salt used to dry out a body for mummifcation
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What happened to the preserved bodies?
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they were buried
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What were the tombs like.
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they mimicked life on earth
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Were wealthy farmers buried with tools?
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true
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Was the corpse dressed in favorite jewelry?
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true
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In 1922, was the body of the boy-King Tut discovered untouched?
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true
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What was the importance of the treasures found in tombs?
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it gave a glimpse into life in ancient Egypt as all other tombs had been looted by grave diggers
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could married women own property?
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yes
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If a woman divorced could she remarry?
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yes
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A woman was entitled to how much property she and her husband owned?
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one third
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Who took the brains out with hooks?
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first embalmers
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What was used to remove brains?
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metal hooks
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After they made a slit in the left side of the body what did they take out?
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liver, lungs, intestines
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What chemical was used to embalm?
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Natron
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What were the organs put in?
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Canopic Jars
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Was the heart removed from the body?
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true
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What were bundles of Natron wrapped in?
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linen
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What were the shrunken cleaned bodies brushed in?
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oils
spices ointments |
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Were the eye sockets stuffed with paper and closed?
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false
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Were the nostrils plugged with beeswax?
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true
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How was the embalming cut repaired?
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it was sewn together
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What was the body bound with?
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linen
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Were fingers, toes, arms and legs individually wrapped?
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true
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What was the bound head covered with?
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portrait masks
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In the end what was the whole package wrapped in?
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a shroud
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What was it given a last coat of?
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resin
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Were the kings gods?
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no
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What were the pyramids built to protect?
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bodies and treasures
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What is a wadi?
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a valley formed by heavy flooing
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Is it true that pyramids had chambers and tunnels, some of which led nowhere,and some that were unfinished?
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true
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What was the burial chamber sealed with?
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granite slabs
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Why was the burial done on the West bank of the Nile?
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the pharaohs could follow the setting sun
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Did Hatshepsut found Egypt's first dynasty?
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false
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Was Egypt divided into three kingdoms before Menes?
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false
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Did Menes rule for 62 years?
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true
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Did lower Egyptians wear white crowns?
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false
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Was Menes killed by a Hippo?
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true
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What pharaoh rescued the Hebrews?
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Moses
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Whose statue was 65 feet high?
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Ramses
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Who trained to be a warrior and was born into the royal family?
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Piankhi
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How old was Pianki when he became king?
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21
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What family ruled Egypt?
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Cleoatria's
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To whom did Cleopatra deliver herself to in a rug?
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Caesar
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