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| When does the flooding of the Nile occur each year? |
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| Where is the beginning (or the source) of the Nile River? |
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| The jungles and lakes of Africa and the mountains of Ethiopia (Lake Victoria to be exact!) |
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| Name 4 gifts from the Egyptians that we still benefit from today. |
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1. Calendar
2. Papyrus Paper and Ink
3. Beginning of the Alphabet
4. Enriched Hebrew nation |
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| Why was the Nile River important to the Egyptian people? |
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| Provided water to make rich, fertile soil to plant crops in. |
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| Name the 6 steps to mummification. |
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1. Ceremony
2. Remove the organs
3. Stuff the body with linen & dry for 40 days
4. Restuff and wrap with spices & decorate
5. Make a mask
6. Place in a coffin |
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| How is the Egyptian calendar the same with our calendar today? |
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| We both use a 12 month calendar and at least 30 days in each month. |
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| How is the Egyptian calendar different with our calendar today? |
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| Some of our months have 31 days where the Egyptians use the other 5 days as feast days. |
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| Name the 6 steps to Egyptian farming. |
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1. Plow with a pointed stick
2. Sow by hand
3. Drag a branch to smooth over seed
4. Cut with a SICKLE
5. FLAIL to separate grain from stems
6. WINNOW to separate chaff from grain |
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| Egyptians believe that the condition of the dead body will decide the _________ of it's soul after death. |
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| A tool used by farmers to cut grain |
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| A plant from which Egyptians made paper |
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| The kind of land surrounding the Nile River valley |
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| A monument with a lion's body and a man's head |
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| Rules governing the way individuals should live |
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| Egyptian picture and symbol writing |
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| To exchange goods for other goods or services |
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| A way of separating chaff from grain |
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| An Egyptian Ruler was called a... |
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| Stones for pyramids were cut from these |
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| Preserving dead bodies with spices or drugs |
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| The Jackal-headed god of embalmers |
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| The Protector of Children god or the God of Crafts |
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| The god of the underworld |
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| The approximate date of the Isrealite's escape from Egypt |
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| The reason the Isrealites were treated harshly by Pharaoh |
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| They were increasing in number faster than the Egyptians. |
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| An invading tribe of people who brought chariots to Egypt |
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| Explain the main difference between Egyptian writing and Sumerian writing |
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Egyptians wrote on PAPER...
Sumerians wrote on CLAY |
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| Why did the Egyptians develop the calendar? |
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| The track the rise and fall of the Nile floods |
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| Who translated the Rosetta Stone? |
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| Name the key that unlocked the Egyptian language |
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| Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen? (King Tut) |
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| A salt used to preserve dead bodies |
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| Tall stone columns that told of the victories of pharaohs by inscriptions on the stone |
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| This great figure was probably built to guard the pyramids from evil spirits |
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| Most pharaohs built their burial tombs in this place |
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| The largest pyramid ever built was that of a pharaoh named ____________ |
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| These were built to keep robbers out. |
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| The ancient Egyptians believed that after death there was life for the __________. |
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| The early Egyptians believed in one god, many gods, or no gods? |
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| Which class of people was the largest? The pharaohs, nobles, poor, or slaves? |
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| The title given to the Egyptian ruler |
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| These things were used and kept for food and work, and also thought of to be sacred. |
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| Reservoirs, ditches and canals were called the Egyptian _____________ system. |
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| These brought rich jungle soil to the Egyptians and watered the earth between May and December. |
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