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Because Egyption culture spread to other parts of Africa, Egypt has been called: |
"The Seabed of African Cultures" |
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Herodotus called Egypt: |
"The Gift of the Nile" |
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True/ False: Africa is the largest continent |
False |
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Egypt's ancient name was: |
Mizraim |
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Herodotus was called: |
"the father of history" |
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The fertile area at the mouth of the Nile River is called: |
The Nile Delta |
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Ancient Egyption writing is called: |
Hieroglyphics-(study that spelling!) |
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How many characters does the Egyption alphabet have? |
More than 700 |
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Jean Francois Champollion helped decipher what? |
The writing on the Rosetta Stone |
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How many languages are on the Rosetta Stone? |
3 |
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What is the largest man-made lake? |
Lake Nasser |
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True/False: The Nile River flows up |
False |
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True/False: The Nile River flows from Lake Victoria north to the Meditteranean Sea |
True |
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An Egyption Ruler was called: |
Pharoah |
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What does Pharoah mean? |
Great House |
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The Egyption ruler was viewed as: |
god, priest, and king |
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The government could be called a : |
theocracy or a monarchy |
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What does "Theocracy" mean? |
Ruled by a god |
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What does "Monarchy" mean? |
Ruled by one |
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What is Humanism? |
worship of man, especially Phaaroah |
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What is Naturalism? |
Deify the forces of nature
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What is Polytheism? |
Worship of many gods |
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Their pre-occupation with the afterlife is evidenced by what? |
The pyramids |
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The Phaaroah Khafre is known for what? |
The Sphinx |
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The Pharoah Cheops (Khufu) is known for what? |
The Great Pyramid |
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The British granted independence to Egypt in |
1922 |
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From 1922-1953, Egypt's government was a |
monarchy |
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In 1953, Egypt became a |
Republic |
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Egypt's first president was |
Gamel Abdel Nasser |
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Anwar el Sadat signed what with President Carter and Israel's Menachem Begin in 1978? |
The Camp David Accord |
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el Sadat was assassinated when? |
October 6, 1981 |
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True/False: The Nile is the world's second longest river |
False |
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Who were Semitic Shepherd Kings who rules for 150 years? |
Hyksos |
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Egypt's capital today is what? |
Cairo |
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Between 1859-1869, the French and British built what? |
The Suez Canal |
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Egypt's current president is who? |
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
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Also, know 3 important facts related to Alexandria, Egypt. |
Know the 6 tiers of Ancient Egyption Culture. Also study the essay questions. |
