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Intro to ancient Egypt
Intro to ancient Egypt
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This King died at the age of 17 but became the most famous ruler (in modern times) in ancient Egypt
King Charles
King Menes
King Tut
King Ramses
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The New Kingdom was known for
Collapse of Egyptian rule to the Romans
The great Pyramids
Foreign rule by the Hyksos
Golden Age period
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The Egyptians believed this about death
body had to be preserved
the dead would be buried with their stuff to use in the afterlife
did not believe in the after life
You had to be buried in a pyramids
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The Old Kingdom (2650-2134 BCE) was famous for
Unification of upper and lower Egypt
The great Pyramids at Giza
Rule of Ramses the Great
The rise of foreign rule: Hyksos
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The Pre-Dynastic period (3100 BCE- 2650) was known for
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
The great Pyramids at Giza
Golden age of Egyptian rule
Roman conquest
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The name given to what Egyptians believed was the personality of the living
pyramid
Assyria
Ba
Hieroglyphics
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Hieroglyphics were not deciphered (understood) until this was discovered in 1799
Rosetta stone
Cuneiform
ideograms
King tut
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The Middle Kingdom was known for
The Great Pyramids
Golden age period
Rule of King Tut
Foreign rule by the Hyksos
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Considered the spiritual "soul" of Egypt and was the source of food, trade and stability
Nile river
Euphrates river
Tigris river
Amazon river
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The geography of Egypt allowed for
protection by the desert
lots of rich minerals in the desert (such as salt)
constant flooding
access to trade via the Mediterranean sea
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Around how long did the civilization of ancient Egypt last?
6000 years
3500 years
1 million years
500 years
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The spirit that resided in the heart until death was called the
Soul
Ziggurat
Shawbte
Ka
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Little statues of workers/soldiers/slaves... that were buried with the dead were called
Ka
rosettas
Ba
shawbte
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This is true about religion in ancient Egypt?
religious ideas influenced law, social structure, education
polytheistic society
they were deeply religious
each city state had a local god
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Egyptian writing is called
Cuneiform
pictograms
hierolyphics
Rosetta
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This is the last of the Pharaoh's
Alex the Great
Cleopatra
Ramses II
King Tut
