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Ancient Egypt & Nubia
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Fine soil found on river bottoms
silt
earth
fertile silt
soil
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An ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
Meroë
Kerma
Giza
Napata
3
Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to
create a new writing system
appoint the next pharaoh
predict the flooding of the Nile River
create new medicines from plants
4
Ancient region in Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt & northern Sudan
Nubia
Napata
Kerma
Egypt
5
The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating what?
hot winds that blew across the land
Lower & Upper Egypt
a large desert
rich farmland in the river valley
6
The greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes was
uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
conquering the Nubians
ruling the empire from Abu Simbel
building a pyramid
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A large waterfall
creek
cataract
river
waterfall
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Region of ancient Nubia between the 2nd & 6th Nile cataracts
Lower Nubia
Egypt
Upper Nubia
Napata
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Complete control over someone or something
absolute power
control
dictatorship
power
10
A plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
stream
landslide
delta
silt
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True or False: a dynasty is a series of rulers from the same region or ethnic group
False
True
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Region of ancient Nubia between the 1st and 2nd cataracts
Egypt
Lower Nubia
Kerma
Upper Nubia
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An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta
silt
delta
papyrus
reed
14
God of the living dead
Horus
Amon-Re
Osirus
Isis
15
The Egyptian Pharaohs ruled with absolute power over
all the people in Africa
only priests
only slaves
all Egyptians
16
True or False: ore is a mineral or a combination of minerals mined for the production of metals
False
True
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The first pharaohs of the New Kingdom expanded Egypt's
universities
farmland
armies
religion
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How did the ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
They believed in only one god
They became famous warriors
They preserved the bodies of their dead
They didn't think the bodies of the dead should be preserved
19
Why did Egyptians build pyramids?
to serve as tombs for Egyptians
as storage for the next Pharaoh
for religious temples to serve the gods
to hold items future children
20
Because of Nubia's location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was
destroyed by the people of Kush
not prosperous
a center for trade
the first sea empire
21
Religion played an important part in Egyptian life by
encouraging Egypt to make peace with its neighbors
destroying the power of the pharaoh
supporting a democratic government
explaining natural events to the people
22
To keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth, ancient Egyptians began to
use cunieform
use hieroglyphs
publish a list of the pharaohs possessions each year
tax the farmers
23
In ancient Egypt, most of the people belonged to the social class of
kings and nobles
merchants
peasants
artisans
24
Pictures & other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
cuneiform
script
hieroglyphs
calligraphy
25
King who united Upper & Lower Egypt
Thutmose
Ramses
Tut
Menes
26
A worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand
architect
producer
contractor
artisan
27
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition
tomb
sarcophagus
mummy
Pharaoh
28
Life after death
reincarnation
heaven
pyramid
afterlife
29
The title given to kings of ancient Egypt
regent
Pharaoh
vizier
God
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A scientist who studies the stars & other objects in the sky
astronaunt
astrologist
astronomer
astrophysicists
