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18 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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WHERE DOES THE NILE RIVER BEGIN?
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IN THE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF EAST AFRICA
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A METHOD OF SUPPLYING WATER TO DRY LAND
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IRRIGATION
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WHAT MAKES THE NILE OVERFLOW?
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THE RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS
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A FORM OF WRITING DEVELOPED BY ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
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HIEROGLYPHICS
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A LARGE BLACK OBJECT WITH CARVINGS IN THREE LANGUAGES THAT PROVIDED THE KEY TO ANCIENT WRITINGS
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ROSETTA STONE
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THE SUPREME RULER IN ANCIENT EGYPT
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PHARAOH
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A TRIANGULAR PIECE OF LAND FOUND AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVERs
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DELTA
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ONE OF THE FEW MEMBERS OF EGYPTIAN SOCIETY WHO WOULD WRITE
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SCRIBE
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THE USE OF WORKERS AND RESOURCES TO PRODUCE GOODS
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ECONOMY
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A PAPER MADE FROM REEDS THAT GREW IN THE NILE DELTA
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PAPYRUS
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WHAT POWERFUL GROUP OF NOMADS CONQUERED EGYPT AROUND1800 B.C?
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tHE HYKSOS
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IN WHAT REGION OF EGYPT DOES UPPER EGYPT LIE?
LOWER EGYPT? |
UPPER EGYPT- IN THE SOUTH
LOWER EGYPT- IN THE NORTH |
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WHAT WAS THE MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF ANCIENT EGYPT?
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FARMING
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A HUGE STRUCTURE USED AS A TOMB FOR ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS
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PYRAMID
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A GROUP OF LANDS AND PEOPLE RULED BY ONE GOVERNMENT
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EMPIRE
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WHICH WAY DOES THE NILE RIVER FLOW?
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NORTH
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WHY WAS THE FLOODING OF THE NILE IMPORTANT TO ANCIENT EGYPT'S ECONOMY?
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THE NILE BROUGHT GOOD SOIL/SILT
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WHAT THREE LANGUAGES APPEAR ON THE ROSETTA STONE?
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1.GREEK
2.ANCIENT EGYPTIAN 3.HIEROGLYPHICS |
