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how long did ancient egypt last?
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Almost 3,000 years
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Egypt was divided into several long periods. what were they called?
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old kingdom, middle kingdom, new kingdom.
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what was another name given to egypt?
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kamet
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what does the word kamet mean?
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black land
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what was the original capital of ancient
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Memphis
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where was memphis located
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near the site or current day cairo, egypt
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who was responsible for building memphis?
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menes
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who was believed to be the first pharaoh of egypt
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menes
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how did egypt, during the new kingdom, gain its wealth?
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traded gold and controlled asian mines
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where was ancient egypt located?
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along the nile witch is now northern africa
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egypt was originally broken into 2 kingdoms. name them
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upper and lower egypt
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give some examples on how the nile was used
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transportation, trade, food supply, soil, silt.
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who was the first female pharaoh
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hatshepsut
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who became pharaoh at the age of 8 years old
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king tut
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who united upper and lower egypt
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menes
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what were ramses the II greatest accomplishments
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building great monuments and military leaders
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what were Ramses the II greatest accomplishments
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building great monuments and strong military leaders.
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who was the last queen of egypt
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cleopatra the seventh
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who invaded egypt (525 bc) and ruled for 100 years
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the persians
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did boys of artisans and farmers go to school
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no they stayed at home and helped their fathers
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did girls go to school
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no, they stayed home and helped there mothers
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who was allowed to go to school
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privileged people at the age of 4 or 5
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what was the name of the paper egyptians used
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papyrus
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what was the paper made from
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reed plant
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what were some of the subjects egyptians had
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math, history, hieroglyphs.
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how many days did mummification take
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70 dyas
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the old kingdom had another name what was it
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the age of the pyramid
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who was the old kingdoms ruler
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pharaoh khufu
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what was pharaoh Khufu remembered for
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he made the pyramid of Giza strong central government
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what did pharaoh Khufu control under his central government?
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food supply, oversaw harvest-stored extra food, government officials, declared himself a living god.
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The middle kingdom was also known as the period of reunification why?
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because it followed a time of chaos and disunity.
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what was the greatest accomplishments during the middle kingdom
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literature, art and architecture.
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who ruled during the middle kingdom
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pharaoh Senesrut
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what were senesruts greatest achievements
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religious architecture like white chapel. greatest works in literature- like "the story of sinuhe"
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what was the new kingdom other name
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the golden age
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