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1. Label the Nile River, the Nile’s delta, Upper and Lower Egypt, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
Sea. Draw an arrow to show which way the Nile river moves.
Define delta-
Define silt-
2. Describe how Upper and Lower Egypt were unified.
3. How many times a year did the Nile flood?
4. What was the result of the Nile flooding?
5. What form of writing did ancient Egyptians use? What did the Egyptians write on?
6. How did the Egyptians writing differ from the Mesopotamians cuneiform?
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7. What type of religion did Egyptians practice?
8. Be able to describe the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt.
9. Explain the contributions/discoveries ancient Egyptians made in:
Astronomy-
Mathematics-
Medicine-
Writing-
10. What was the Book of the Dead?
11. What discovery made it possible for hieroglyphics to be deciphered?
12. What two developments led to a surplus of food?
13. True or False. The surplus of food led to the development of permanent villages.
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14. Describe the importance of Osiris, Isis, Re and Horus in Egyptian religion.
15. What was the purpose of the pyramid in Egypt?
16. Egypt is called this since the Nile River gives life to the desert. “__________ ___ ____ ___________”
17. What made the Nile River hard to navigate?
18. What were the rulers of Ancient Egypt called?
19. True or False. During the Old Kingdom, Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was god-like.
20. What is a dynasty?
21. What brought a lot of wealth to Egypt?
22. Define mummification. Who was usually mummified?
23. What did Egyptians build to honor the gods?
24. Be familiar with the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.
25. What events lead to the conquering of Egypt by the Kushites?
26. Did Egyptians believe in an afterlife?
27. Who had the Great Pyramids built?
28. Know who Hatshepsut is and what she did for Egypt.
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Ancient Egypt Study Guide