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CHAPER 3 UNIT 2
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6th Grade
11/01/2010

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THE EGYPTIANS HAVE DEPENDED  ON THE                                    TO SURVIVE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
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NILE RIVER
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HOW MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED BETWEEN THE EARLY CIVILATIONS IN THE NILE RIVER VALLEY AND IN CHINA?
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2,000 YEARS
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DESCRIBE THE ROUTE OF THE NILE RIVER.
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THE NILE RIVER FROM EAST AFRICA FROM EGYPT AND IS MORE THAN 4,000 MILES LONG
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THE NILE IS THE                    RIVER IN THE WORLD.
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LONGEST
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THE NILE RIVER HELPS THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT BY PROVIDING A MEAN OF                 ,                          , AND ALLOW THEM TO                               .
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IRRIGATION; TRANSPORTATION; REFRESH CROPS
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DURING WHAT MONTHS DID THE EGYPTINAS CONSIDER THE NILE A TAKER OF LIFE?
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MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER
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WHY WERE CALENDARS IMPORTANT TO THE EGYPTIANS?
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IT WOULD KEEP TRACK  THE NUMBER OF THE DAYS
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WHO WAS THE FIRST KING TO WEAR THE DOUBLE CROWN?
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NO ONE KNOWS
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EGYPTINAS DEVELOPED A FORM OF WRITING CALLED                             .
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HIEROGLYPHICS
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WHAT DISCOVERY LED TO THE EVENTUAL DECODING OF THE HIEROGLYPHICS? HOW DID THIS DISCOVERY HELP ARCHEAOLOGISTS DECODE THE WRITING?
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THE ROSETTA STONE;SOME LETTERS WERE IN GREEK

 

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THE PYRAMIDS "WERE LIKE PALACES." WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU ABOUT THE CULTURE IN ANCIENT EGYPT?
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THEY THOUGHT THE KING WAS A GOD
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WHAT WERE THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS OF MUMMIFICATION?
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THEY TAKE OUT ALLL ORGANS EXCEPT THE HEART/THEY RUB OILS ON THE BODY/THEY WRAP BODY IN BANDAGES
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DO YOU THINK THE TOMB BUILDERS WERE GOOD CITIZENS?
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YES BECAUSE THEY WORKED 8 HOURS FOR 10 DAYS ON THE PROJECT FOR THE PHARAOHS
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WHAT MADE THE EGYPTIAN ECONOMY MORE PROSPEROUS?
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THE TRADE INCREASES
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WHY DO YOU THINK PHARAOHS DURING THE MIDDLE KINGDOM BEGAN RULING ALONG WITH THIER SONS AND WIVES?
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THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO DIE
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