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| What river is the longest in the world according to the book and notes? |
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| What did the Nile River do every year? |
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| The Nile ___1___ Egyptian life, and provided rich and fertile ____2____. |
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| What did the Nile protect Egypt from? |
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| the Nile was worshiped as a god. What type of god was it? ex. god of the moon, sun, home, harvest etc. |
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| the god of life/ giver of life |
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| Which part of Egypt is most of the history of the early civilization focused on? |
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| What was the environment of the area around the Nile? |
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| it was a desert on both sides |
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| Which part of Egypt is closer to the Mediterranean Sea? |
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| Who is the king of Upper Egypt that united the two kingdoms and created the first dynasty? |
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| What city did Menes establish as the capital? |
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| What does "Pharaoh" mean? |
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| a government where political rulers were thought to be divinely guided or divine themselves |
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| Why were Pharaohs believed to rule even after death? |
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| because they possessed the same spirit-"ka" |
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| What were the tombs of Pharaoh's called and when were most of them built? |
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| 1.Pyramids, and 2. during the Old Kingdom period |
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| When were the Pyramids built at Gaza? |
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| during the Old Kingdom (2660-2180 B.C.) |
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| When did fragmentation of centralized power in Egypt begin to occur? |
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| during the Middle Kingdom |
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| During what Kingdom did kings in Thebes estab lish control over Egypt? |
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| Who infiltrated Lower Egypt during the Middle Kingdom? |
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| Who infiltrated Lower Egypt during the Middle Kingdom? |
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| Who infiltrated Lower Egypt during the Middle Kingdom? |
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| Who expelled the Hyksos, reunited Egypt, and began the New Kingdom? |
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| Who divided power in the Middle East with the Hittites? |
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| What was the capital of Egypt in the New Kingdom stage? |
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| What occurences wrecked havoc in the Mediterranean region and Egypt during the New Kingdom stage? |
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| the invasions of the Sea Peoples |
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| What was the Egyptian Religion? |
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| Who was the Egyptian sun god? sky god? mother goddess associated with the Nile? |
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| The Egyptians believed in the after life. Who was their god that judged the dead? |
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| the embalming and preserving of a corpse to prevent it from decaying |
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| What are the cast levels of Egyptian Society? |
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| 1. Royal Family, 2.Upper class, 3. Middle class, 4.Lower Class |
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| Of whom did the upper class consist of? |
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| landowners, priests, army commanders, and government officials |
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| Who was in the Lower class that consisted of 90% of society? |
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| peasant farmers and unskilled workers |
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| What is the most famous form of Egyptian writing called? |
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| What did the Egyptians write on? |
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| What discovery in 1799 A.D. helped in the deciphering of the hieroglyphics? |
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| What were some other great things in Egyptian science and technology? |
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| geometry, calendar, and achievements in medicine |
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| What did Nubia have that made it very wealthy? |
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| minerals and mines that produced gold, granite, and precious stones |
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| southern Egypt along the Nile |
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| How did Kush expand to rule all of Nubia? |
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| it formed an alliance with the Hyksos |
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| Who conquered Kush in 1500 B.C.? |
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| When did Kush regain power? |
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| after the reign of Ramses the Great |
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| When is Kush completely free of Egyptian rule? |
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| What Kushite king led the Kushites North into Egypt? |
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| How long did the Kushites rule Egypt in the New Kushite Kingdom? |
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| Who finally conquered Egypt and pushed the Kushites back into Nubia? |
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| How did Kushite pharaohs view themselves? |
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| as protectors of Egyptian tradition |
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| What caused the fading of Kushite civilization? |
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| When did this decline of the Kushite civilization begin? |
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| What happened as the economy began to decline? |
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| the kingdom began to decline also |
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| Who invaded and destroyed Meroe in 350 AD? |
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| What are three factors in the decline of Meroe? |
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| 1.competition for goods reduced demand for exports,2.trade routes were disturbed by raids,3.centuries of iron making took a toll on Nubian forests |
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