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| What record does the Nile river boast? |
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| The Nile is the longest river on earth, measuring 4,160 miles |
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| What did early Nile River inhabitants call their land? |
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| Early Nile river valley inhabitants called their land "Kemet" which means "black land" |
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| How much of the Nile River is navigable? |
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| Only the last 650 miles of the Nile are navigable |
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| During what years was Egypt in "The Old KIngdom"? |
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| The old kingdom in Egypt lasted from 2700-2200 b.c. |
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| What type of government did Egypt have? |
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| When were the great pyramids built? |
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| The largest pyramids were built during the Old Kingdom |
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| During what years was Egypt in "The Middle Kingdom"? |
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| The middle kingdom lasted from 2200-1700 b.c. |
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| What was moved during the Middle Kingdom? |
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| During the middle kingdom, the Capitol was moved from Memphis to Thebes |
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| Who invaded Egypt and when? |
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| In the 1700's the Hyksos invaded Egypt and took over, ruling for 110 years |
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| Who drove out the rulers of Egypt? |
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| About 1600 b.c. The Egyptian prince Ahmose organized an army and drove the Hyksos out |
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| When did the New Kingdom start? |
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| The new kingdom started around 1600 |
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| Queen Hatshepsut came to power in Egypt around 1480, she was Egypt's first female ruler |
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| Which king tried to change the religion? |
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| Around 1370 Amenhotep came to power and founded a new religion, with Aton as the only god; he then changed his name to Akhenaton to reflect the change |
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| Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
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| When did the Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia? |
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| The Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia around 3500 b.c. |
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| The Sumerians form of writing? |
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| Cuneiform was the Sumerian's way of writing |
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| The Sumerians most notably invented what? |
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| The Sumerians invented the wheel |
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| Name some early Mesopotamian cities. |
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| Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were both planned cities in the Indus Valley |
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