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Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt and Kush
Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt and Kush
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History
6th Grade
09/13/2012

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Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt & Kush
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How did Egyptian civilization develop?
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Farms grew into villages and then into cities
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The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on
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Wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders
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What DID NOT cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
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Sumerian influences
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How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
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It collected taxes from the people
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Why was Egypt a leading military power by the 1400s BC?
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It was a rich country
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What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
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Egypt's conquest of distant lands
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Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
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Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife
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What demonstrates that Egypt and Kush lived in peace with each other?
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Kush and Egypt traded with each other
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What was the effect of Egypt's conquest of Kush in 1500 BC?
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Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture
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How did Kushites begin to learn about other cultures?
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Kushite merchants began to trade with people from other cultures
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Meroitic, the Kushite written language, was
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Developed by the Kushites
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What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?
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She was the first woman to rule Kush
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Which area was probably the largest source of gold for the Egyptians?
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The Nubian desert
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The southern part of ancient Egypt was called
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Upper Egypt
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The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the
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Old Kingdom
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Mentuhotep II
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United the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC
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Rosetta Stone
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Helped historians understand hieroglyphics
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King Kashta
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Attacked Egypt in the 700s BC
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The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt.
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False
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The egyptians built pyramids for all people who died
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False
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The rule of Mentuhotep II began the Middle Kingdom
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True
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The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of gods.
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True
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By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power
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False
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Menes
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Egypt's first pharaoh
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Sphinx
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Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal
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Khufu
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Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him
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Mummies
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Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
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Engineering
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The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
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Contracts
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Binding legal agreements
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Papyrus
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A long lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
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Obelisk
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A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
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Trade network
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A system of people in different lands who trade goods
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King Ezana
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Leader of the Aksumite army that involved Kush in AD 350
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