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Egypt
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7th Grade
05/02/2012

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What is Egypt like Geographically?
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isolated, desert, harbor less, marshy coastline
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What does materially self sufficient mean?
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not dependent on imported goods
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What is the Nile river?
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the world's longest river, flows north south, and floods every september
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About how long is the Nile?
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4000 miles
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What two bodies of water does the nile connect?
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the mediterreanean and lake victoria
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What is the nile delta?
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100 miles from the mediterreanean, the nile divides into chanels to form the triangular delta
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Where do most people in Egypt live?
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along the nile
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What is the center of travel and communitcation in Egypt?
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the nile
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Why is the northern part of egypt called lower egypt?
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the nile runs north to south, so northern egypt is lower in elevation
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Why is the southern part of Egypt called upper egypt?
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because the Nile flows north to south, so southern egypt is upper in elevation
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Why is the flooding of the Nile each september so important?
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best time for production of grains, as waters receed- leaves behind new layer of mineral rich soil
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When and by whom was Egypt united?
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3100 BCE by Menes (who may or may not be fictional)
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What did rulers of egypt call themselves? (besides pharaoh)
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the ruler of the two lands
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About how many dynasties did Egypt have?
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30
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What does pharaoh mean?
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palace
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How was the pharaoh viewed?
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considered a god on earth, incarnation
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what was the role of the pharaoh?
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to maintain ma`at, to be a link to the gods from the people, and to be the source of all law and justice
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ma'at
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the divine order of the universe
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When were the first stepped pyramids built?
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2630 BCE
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How were stepped pyramids made?
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they were a series of platforms laid on top of one another, with stone tools, simple levers, pulleys, adn rollers, lots of labor
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When was the pyramid of Djosser built?
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between 2550 and 2490 BCE
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What was the function of the pyramids?
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to act as the burial chamber of the pharaoh
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About how many people did Egypt have?
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approximately 1-1.5 million peopele
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What were the social classes in Egypt?
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king/high ranking officials, lower level officials/local leaders/priests/artisans, peasants(primarily farmers), slaves(relatively few)
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What was an Egyptian priest's job?
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to attend to the daily need of the deity of a god
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