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10. The Nile River is the ___________ river in the world. Show Answer

11. longest Back to Board

12. What lay on either side of the Nile River? Show Answer

13. desert Back to Board

14. The Nile River flows __________ and flows into the __________________ Show Answer

15. north Mediterranean Sea Back to Board

16. Name three benefits that the Nile River provided for the Egyptian people Show Answer

17. water for the animals and crops, rich soil, food like fish and birds, and protection because of the cataracts Back to Board

18. What were Egypt’s natural barriers? Show Answer

19. desert Mediterranean Sea Red Sea cataracts in the Nile Back to Board

20. Egyptians were the first to write on paper. What was their paper made out of? Show Answer

21. papyrus Back to Board

22. What is the most well- known pyramid and who was it built for? Show Answer

23. The Great Pyramid of Giza built for Khufu Back to Board

24. What is Queen Hatshepsut most remembered for building during her reign? Show Answer

25. building monuments Back to Board

26. Building pyramids was expensive. How were the pharaohs able to afford building these? Show Answer

27. They collected taxes to pay for the building of the pyramids. Back to Board

28. What was considered Egypt’s most famous works of art and where could many of them be found? Show Answer

29. paintings in temples Back to Board

30. What did the Egyptians put in canopic jars? Show Answer

31. organs Back to Board

32. Which animal did the Ancient Egyptians worship? Show Answer

33. the cat Back to Board

34. Who did the Egyptians mummify? Show Answer

35. pharaohs Back to Board

36. What was the purpose of mummification? Show Answer

37. to preserve the body so it was recognizable in the after life Back to Board

38. Why were tombs filled with art jewelry and other treasures? Show Answer

39. The Egyptians believed the Ka enjoyed such materials in the after life. Back to Board

40. Who was Egypt’s first pharaoh? Show Answer

41. Menes Back to Board

42. What did Menes do to show the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt? Show Answer

43. wore a double crown Back to Board

44. By 3200 BC, the villages banded together to develop two kingdoms. What were those two kingdoms? Show Answer

45. Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt Back to Board

46. What is the period in time when Egypt reached the height of its glory? Show Answer

47. New Kingdom Back to Board

48. What was the reason for the decline of the Old Kingdom? Show Answer

49. The pharaohs could not collect enough taxes to keep up with the cost of building pyramids. Back to Board

50. What did Kush develop? Show Answer

51. the first trading system Back to Board

52. What landform lies north of Egypt? Show Answer

53. Mediterranean Sea Back to Board

54. Northern Egypt is referred to as _________________ Show Answer

55. Lower Egypt Back to Board

56. Some of the jobs in Ancient Egypt had perks. What job had the perk of not having to pay taxes? Show Answer

57. scribes Back to Board

58. The soldiers had two perks. What were they? Show Answer

59. received land as payment got to keep treasures from any captures Back to Board

60. Show Question

61. What month is Mrs. Barry’s birthday in? Show Answer 302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321

62. May Back to Board

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