Question 1

Why is the calendar important to Egyptians?

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Track the flooding of the Nile River

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keep track of the weather

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keep track of how long the Pharaohs are in power

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to keep track of peoples birthdays

Question 2

What is papyrus?

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Egyptian paper

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a trading item in Egypt

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it is used to preserve mummies

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ink for paper

Question 3

What did the Egyptians learn from mummification?

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they gained a lot of knowledge about medical skills

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they gained knowledge about the afterlife

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how to preserve bodies

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they learned about how to bandage dead bodies

Question 4

How did the Egyptians honor their pharaohs?

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build great pyramids with tombs

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by reelecting them as king

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Egyptians worshiped their pharaohs like gods

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by harvesting food for them

Question 5

What is the name of Egyptian writing?

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hieroglyphics

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papyrus

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cuneiform

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scribes

Question 6

What is hieroglyphics?

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pictures that are used to represent different objects, actions, sounds or ideas

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Mesopotamian written language

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paintings on tomb walls

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the name of Egyptian medical texts

Question 7

What is a scribe?

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a person whose job is to copy writing

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an Egyptian farmer

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a wealthy person

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a pharaoh's son

Question 8

What is an important invention of the Egyptians?

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irrigation for farming by the Nile River

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bows and arrows

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making boats to sail

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trading

Question 9

What was the name of the river in Egypt, that flooded every year to provide fertile soil for farming?

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Nile

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Tigris River

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Indus River Valley

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Red Sea

Question 10

What is irrigation?

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supplying water to fields, using human-made systems

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fertile soil

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Nile River Delta

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growing crops

Question 11

What types of irrigation did the Ancient Egyptian's use?

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artificial lakes, canals and the shaduf

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farming led to food surplus

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silt enriched soil

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the deserts formed a natural barrier for invaders

Question 12

What is a pharaoh?

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an Ancient Egyptian ruler

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a scribe

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a series of rulers from the same family

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a type of irrigation

Question 13

What are 3 major accomplishments of Hatsheput?

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expanded trade, increased economy, first female pharaoh

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this pharaoh's tomb was discovered intact and many artifacts helped us understand Egyptian history

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longest reign in history,, won battles against the Hittites

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believed in only one god

Question 14

What major accomplishment did Ramses II achieve?

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strong economy and expanded Egypt's territory, longest reigning pharaoh

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changed his name after he rose to power

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believed in only one god

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became the pharaoh at 8 years old

Question 15

Which Egyptian Pharaoh is famous because his tomb was found intact, enabling historians to study it?

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Tutankhamun

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Narmer

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Hatsheput

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Ramses II

Question 16

What was different about Akhenaten's religious beliefs compared to other Egyptians rulers?

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he believed in only one god

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he believed in many gods

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he believed in keeping Egyptian religious tradition intact

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he was very religious

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