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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the longest river in the world
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The Nile River
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Hoe did the Nile River help the Egyptian people?
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They used it for water to drink and for their crops. It was also used for transportation.
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When did the Egyptians figure out that the Nile always flooded?
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Every year between May and September
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How did understanding the flooding cycles of the Nile help people to thrive?
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The Egyptians used the calendar and observations about the sun and moon to decide when the Nile River would flood. So, it helped them plan their crops.
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What made the calendars so important to the Egyptians?
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it allowed them to track the number of days between the flooding cycles.
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Who were the kings who unified the two kingdoms of Egypt?
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The king of Upper Egypt and the King of Lower Egypt.
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Describe the Egyptian Religion
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The Egyptians were politheistic and they believed that the King was a GodKing they called him a pharoah
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What led to the knowledge of decoding heiroglyphics
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The Rosetta Stone
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What made the Egyptian economy so prosperous?
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Trade
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What did the farmers do while the Nile was flooding?
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They worked on the pyramids
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How were ancient Sumerians and Egyptians similar
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1 both used irrigation
2 both worshipped many gods 3 both believed in the afterlife 4 both built pyramids |
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How is the land in Nubia different from the land in Egypt?
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1 the land in Nubia was rockier
2 farmers had to use sturdier farming tools in Nubia 3 they built irrigation canals |
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Describe 3 things about the Nubians?``
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1 Their kingdom was south of Egypt
2 Had tall cliffs of granite rock 3 had their own written language named Meroitic |
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Why did the Egyptians want granite blocks?
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They used them to build the pyramids
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How was Kush affected byh the Egyptian invasion?
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The Egyptians set up trade and military posts to protect the resources the Egyptians wanted
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How did the relationship between the Egyptians and Nubians change?
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At first they were trading partners but later they were rivals
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Write 3 facts that you would include in the description of the Nile River
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1 it brought life to the people who lived near it
2 it was used for transportation 3 it was used for fresh water |
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How wer Egyptian pharoahs bodies prepared for the aftelife? Why was this done?
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They were preserved in a process called mummification. This was done because they believed that the afterlife was more important than life on earth.
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Describe the social class structure that developed in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
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The middle class emerged with merchants and craftspeople. Before this there were only two classes, farmers and pharoahs.
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Compare the role of women in Egyptian and Sumerian civilization.
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Both could inherit land and handle business transactions.
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What are two reasons why Egypt grew during the Middle KingdoM
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1 farming improved
2 trade expanded |
