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WORLD HISTORY
 Red Flag Questions
Pages 63-70
CHAPTER 3: NILE CIVILIZATIONS
SECTION 1: The Kingdom of Egypt
By the end of this section, you will be able to answer these questions:
1. How did geography influence Egypt’s early history?
2. What achievements were made in the Old Kingdom?
3. What happened during the Middle Kingdom?
4. What was Egypt like during the New Kingdom?
GEOGRAPHY OF EARLY EGYPT
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Describe the Nile.
The Geography of Egypt
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How did the Nile’s floods differ from those of Mesopotamia?
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delta
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Where did Egypt get its name – the Black Land?
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What was called the Red Land?
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cataracts
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What was the importance of these cataracts?
Two Kingdoms
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Describe the geography of Lower Nile.
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What did they worship?
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Describe the geography of Upper Egypt?
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What did they worship?
Unification
5000 BC – AD 300
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Menes
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What did Menes do to unify Upper and Lower Egypt?
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How do historians organize Egyptian history?
THE OLD KINGDOM
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The beginning of the Old Kingdom marked the beginning of what?
The Pyramids
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Why were the pyramids built?
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How did they protect the bodies of their kings and treasures?
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How did the first pyramids differ from the ones we are familiar with today?
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Describe the building of a pyramid.
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Who were the ones who generally built the pyramids?
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What professionals were needed to complete the pyramids?
The Pharaohs
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pharaoh
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What gave the pharaoh’s absolute power?
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What religious role did the pharaoh carry?
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theocracy
Egyptian Bureaucracy
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bureaucracy
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Who was the vizier and what were his responsibilities?
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What other government officials served the pharaoh?
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM
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What problems faced Egypt after the collapse of the Old Kingdom?
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How did Middle Kingdom pharaohs bring economic prosperity?
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How did the pharaohs protect the trade routes?
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Who were the Hyksos and why were they able to easily defeat the Egyptians?
THE NEW KINGDOM
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Who was responsible for creating the New Kingdom?
Securing Egypt
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What was one effect of Hyksos rule?
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How did the pharaohs protect Egypt from further invasions?
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Why did pharaohs begin to create an empire?
The Reign of Hatshepsut
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Who was Hatshepsut?
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To what lengths did Hatshepsut go to be treated like any other pharaoh?
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What was Hatshepsut’s reign known for?
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Why do you think Hatsepsut’s nephew tried to destroy all records of his aunt’s reign?
Monotheism in Egypt
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How did Akhenaten change Egyptian religious practices?
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What did Tutankhamon, or Tut, do after Akhenaten’s death?
Ramses the Great
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Who was Ramses the Great?
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Why was Ramses II called Ramses the Great?
Egypt’s Decline
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Who were the Sea Peoples?
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Who were some of the other foreign rulers to rule Egypt?
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Who conquered Egypt in 332 BC ending Egypt’s history as an independent kingdom?