Question 1

Why was one of the deserts called the Red Land?

Accepted Answer

It had hot, burning sand.

Question 2

Why couldn't people sail upstream on the Nile River?

Accepted Answer

It had rocky cataracts

Question 3

What part of Egypt is Upper Egypt and which part is Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Upper Egypt is south and Lower Egypt is north.  Lower Egypt is next to the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 4

What was the name of the pharaoh that united Upper and Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Pharaoh Narmer

Question 5

What was the system of offices and officials that handled the business of government called?

Accepted Answer

Bureaucracy

Question 6

Who did Ramses II lead his army against?

Accepted Answer

Hittites

Question 7

What was the sun gods name?

Accepted Answer

Amon-Re

Question 8

What was the second way the Egyptians prepared for the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

Perserved their body

Question 9

Who recorded important information and maintained records?

Accepted Answer

Scribes

Question 10

What were the drawings or symbols used by the Egyptians called?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 11

What civilizations developed the use of hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians

Question 12

What was "The Book of the Dead" a guide for?

Accepted Answer

A guide to the afterlife.

Question 13

What was the purpose of the paintings on the tomb walls?

Accepted Answer

To provide the person buried in the tomb with all the objects and pleasure shown on the wall.  To give the directions to the afterlife.

Question 14

Which calendar had about 365 days?

Accepted Answer

The solar calendar.

Question 15

What did the appearance of the bright star, Sirius, predict for the Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

It is the time of year that the Nile River floods.

Question 16

What subject did the Egyptians need to know to construct the pyramids?

Accepted Answer

Math

Question 17

What is the study of the structure of the body and it organs called?

Accepted Answer

Anatomy

Question 18

What did the Nubians adopt from the Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

Their culture and religion.

Question 19

What did the Nubians do when they were short on food?

Accepted Answer

They traded gold for grain.

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