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Egyptian Rulers
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pharaohs
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silt
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rich fertile soil
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Before pyramids they made.....
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mastabas.
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What are cataracts?
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A large waterfall.
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Amun
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Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen, Greek Ἄμμων Ammon, and Ἅμμων Hammon), was a deity in Egyptian mythology and Berber Mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of th
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Medium middle class
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merchants and skilled workers
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Kemet
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the black land ---what Egyptians called their land b/c of the dark soil left by floods
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Menkare
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Menkaura (or Men-Kau-Re; Mycerinus in Latin; Μυκερινος Mykerinos in Greek) was a pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt (c. 2620 BC–2480 BC) who ordered the construction of the third and smallest of the Pyramids of Giza
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When did settled farming communities begin to appear in Egypt and Nubia?
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5000 B.C.
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Menes
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unified upper and lower egypt; founded capital city of memphis
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Hatshepsut
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A female pharaoh who preserved peace and encouraged trade
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Kerma
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strength had created a backbone for the Nubian people to eventually challenge the great might of the Ancient Egyptians
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Nubia
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an ancient region in the Nile river valley , on the site present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan
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pharaoh
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the title of the kings of ancient Egypt
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Papyrus
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a plant used to make paper. also valuable crop.
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What is the worlds longest river?
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The nile river
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Thebes
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the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
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regent
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someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
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Motif
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In the textile arts, a motif (pronunciation) (help·info) (also called a block or square) is a smaller element in a much larger work. In knitting and crochet, motifs are made one at a time and joined together to create larger works such as afghan blankets
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How old was Pharaoh Tutankhamen when he died?
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18 years old.
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What is silt?
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fine soil found on the river bottoms
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Lower Nubia
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The area between the First and Second Cataracts of the Nile.
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relief sculpture
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A relief is a sculptured artwork where a modelled form is raised, or, in a sunken-relief, lowered, from a plane from which the main elements of the composition project (or sink).
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delta
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a plain at the mouth of a river formed when sediments is deposited by flowing water
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Great Pyramid of Giza
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Egypts largest pyramid and was built for Pharoah Khufu.
No slave labor-farmers built it when the Nile flooded.
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during which kingdom did king Tut. rule
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when he was a child
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Wedjat eye
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A pair of Wedjat eyes on a coffin or tomb were used to protect the dead against the evil eye
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4th step to build a pyramid
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Cut the building blocks and load stones onto barges
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what was the purpose of the Nile
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the Nile was used to transport goods
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Why did the Egyptians in the Nile valley often have a surplus of crops?
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The land there was very fertile.
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what was the purpose of the red land
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it protected Egypt and Nubia from foreign attacks
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What geographic feature of Egypt provided security?
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The desert lands on both sides of the Nile River provided protection from foreign invaders.
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what are the two main sources of the Nile
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The blue Nile and the white Nile.
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How was the Nile River used when building a pyramid?
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Workers would load the blocks onto a barge and float the barges on the Nile River to the pyramid
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At the mouth of the Nile River, the river split into several streams and formed a delta. What is a delta?
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A plain at the mouth of a river.
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hieroglyphs
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Picture-like symbols.
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cataract
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rock filled rapids
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mummy
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a dead body preserved
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Giza
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site of the great pyramids
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Alexandria
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ancient Hellenistic city in Egypt
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Did people in Upper Nubia farm?
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Yes
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Astronomer
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scientists who study objects outside of Earth's atmosphere
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Saqqara
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Saqqara (or Sakkara, Saqqarah; Arabic: سقارة) is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes
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Who is the god of the Nile?
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Hapi
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Peasants
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Unskilled workers and farmers that had a hard life but enjoyed family life.
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Medical advancements
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Used herbal remedies for everyday illnesses
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Senusret
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Senusret I (also Sesostris I and Senwosret I) was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC, and was one of the most powerful kings of this Dynasty.
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thutmose iii
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Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
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The pharaoh of Egypt could have many wives but only one could be their what?
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Queen
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What was embalmed and wrapped up in linen?
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Bodies.
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What river was used to transport goods?
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The Nile
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Metropolitan Museum
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, known colloquially as The Met, is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, United States, North America. It has a permanent collection containing more t
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Suez Canal
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The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
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What Kushit leader was able to take Lower Egypt730BCE?
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King Piye
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The Nile River flows into this sea.
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The Mediterranean Sea
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What kind of soil does the Nile Delta have?
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Silt
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What feature of the Nubian section of the Nile is not found in the Egyptian section?
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Rock-filled rapids
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Middle Kingdom
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the middle time period of the groups who runs a store of Egyptian dynastis
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what did the pharaohs of the New Kingdom expand
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build an empire
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Nile River Valley
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The area of land surrounding the Nile River
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about 2000 years
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About how much time passed between the beginning of the Old Kingdom and the final Assyrian conquest of Egypt?
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what was the nile river used for?
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water, protection, trade, messaging, etc.
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Rosetta Stone
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is a stone with writing on it in two languages (Egyptian and Greek), using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek).
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Why didn't the Nubians use the Nile to trade?
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because of the cataracts
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how was king thutmose unlike other rulers
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he treated those he defeated with mercy
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What is the most important geographic feature of Egypt?
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The Nile River, which enriched the land with flooding and made farming possible.
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who was able to restore order and reunite the country
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the early rulers of the Middle Kingdom
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During the Middle Kingdom, these events occurred.
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A canal was built between the Nile and the Red Sea; Order was restored and the country reunited; and the Pharaoh spent Egypt's wealth on irrigation projects.
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How were woman treated in Nubia and Egypt?
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They were looked upon as living models of Isis, the goddess of women. They also held important positions to influence the pharaoh.
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Why did ancient Egyptians call their land Kemet, "the black land"?
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The soil left by the Nile's floods is dark.
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How many sources does the Nile River have? Name the sources.
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Two. The first one is The blue river and the secound is the White river.
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