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What is a Cataract? |
A large waterfall. |
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Where is Upper Egypt located on a map? (North, South, East, or West) |
South. |
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What is a Dynasty? |
A sequence of rulers from the same family. |
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What is a pyramid and what is its purpose? |
A triangle/cone shaped structure that is a permanent monument where the kings/pharaohs would be buried. |
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Egyptian history is divided into three time periods called kingdoms. Name the three kingdoms. |
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom |
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What is a Cartouche used for? |
Used to write Egyptian names of royalty or pharaohs. |
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Why would many people live near the Nile River delta? |
The delta created lots of fertile land with silt (rich soil). |
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The Nile river empties into which body of water? |
Mediterranean Sea |
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Name some of the groups that had conquered Egypt after the New Kingdom. |
Libya, Kush, Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome. |
