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| title of kings of Ancient Egypt |
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| the place at the mouth of a river where it splits into several streams to form an area shaped like a triangle |
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| the next life, in which the dead are believed to live again |
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| a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
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| a rock filled raped in a river |
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| someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
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| rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river |
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| a huge building with four sloping outside walls shaped like a triangle |
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| a kind of picture writing |
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| an early form of paper made from reeds |
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| Ancient Egyptian stone coffin |
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| jars that hold the internal organs of ancient mummies |
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| List the order of Egyptian social classes from highest to lowest. |
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| pharaoh, nobles, merchants, peasants |
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| Which direction does the Nile flow? |
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| How did Ancient Egyptians keep track of their growing wealth? |
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| Invented the system of writing known as hieroglphics. |
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| How were women in Ancient Egypt treated? |
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| They were looked upon as living models of Isis. they had most of the rights men had at the time. |
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| How was the Nile used to make pyramids? |
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| They would load large blocks of stones on to barges and float them on the river to the pyramid site. |
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| What did the Rosetta stone help us determine? |
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| The meaning of hieroglyphs. |
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| When did the planning for a Pharaoh's tomb begin? |
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| The day he was crowned Pharaoh. |
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| What was a result of the time and effort that Ancient Egyptians put into the mummification process? |
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| They were very advanced medically. |
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| What was a result of the time and effort that Ancient Egyptians put into the mummification process? |
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| They were very advanced medically. |
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| What did peasants due during the flood season? |
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| They worked on roads, temples, and other buildings. |
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| What did the peasants do when it stopped flooding? |
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| What was the busiest time of year for peasants? |
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| Give two reasons why the Nile was so important to Ancient Egyptians? |
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1. It provided "kemet", black soil , for good crops.
2. It provided a water and trade source |
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