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Where is the Nile River |
The Nile River is on the continent of Africa |
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Every year the Nile River would do what? |
Flood |
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People who lived in the Nile Delta were called the |
Lower Egyptians |
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People who lived along the straight part of the Nile River were called the |
Upper Egyptians |
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The king of Egypt became known as the |
Pharaoh |
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What is the Nile Delta? |
the area on the top of the river where it splits into several different little Rivers |
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Why did the Egyptian farmers like to see the river flood? |
It would bring up rich dirt that was good for the plants |
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How many tribes lived along the Nile River during Egypt's early history? |
two |
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When the Egyptians were united, what did the king wear to show he ruled the entire country? |
A double crown with a white spike at the center and a red band on the outside. |
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According to Egyptian myth, Set tricked his brother, Osiris into lying down in |
coffin |
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What happened to Osiris after he lay down? |
Isis wrapped him in linen so that he became the first mummy. |
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What happened after Osiris came back to life? |
The Nile filled back up and overflowed. |
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When the White Crown Kind and the Red Crown King fought for control of Egypt who won? |
The White Crown King |
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Did the Egyptians worship many gods? |
Yes |
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Osiris was the god of What? |
King of the Gods |
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Was the Egyptian Pharaoh worshipped as a god? |
Yes |
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Egyptian farmers would build their houses where |
away from the river, so their houses wouldn't flood. |
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Egyptian stories about the gods often tried to explain why the Nile overflowed each year. |
True |
