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16 Cards in this Set
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What two rivers form to create the Nile?
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Blue and White Rivers
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Who was the first Egyptian leader to consolidate all the tribes along the Nile into one civilization
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Menes
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The world's first 40 foot dam was constructed for the city of?
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Memphis
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What form of infrastructure did the Egyptians use to transport goods?
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The Nile and its East West Canals |
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The early Egyptian rectangular burial chambers are called
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Mastabas
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The first of Egypt's Pharos's to be worshiped as a living god; he was responsible for bringing the use of stone to Egyptian architecture.
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Djoser
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Djoser's royal architect responsible for the creation of the step pyramid?
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Imhotep
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Who founded the 4th dynasty and was responsible for the first true pyramid from the ground up also known as the bent pyramid located at Dahshur?
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Snerfru
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Archaeologist believe this method was used to create the pyramids?
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They have no way of knowing |
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Founded the middle kingdom which was known as the golden era, this pharaoh funded his architecture by raiding Nubia to the south for gold.
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Sesostris III
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The widowed queen who became co-regent, later changing her gender to become pharaoh.
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Hatshepsut
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A tall four sided stone megalith carved with relief on all sides and topped by a pyramid on top.
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Obelisk
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The priests of Egypt controlled _________ of the total economy.
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1/3
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Pharaoh who built an entire city from the ground up after having a spiritual experience.
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Amenhotep IV
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Under this Pharaoh Egyptian tomb building reaches its pinnacle in the Valley of the Kings.
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Seti I
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This Pharaoh's temple building at Abu Simbel had to be moved in 1964 when it was threatened to be submerged under Lake Nasser.
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Ramesses II
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