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Team OneTeam One
Team TwoTeam Two
Team ThreeTeam Three
Team FourTeam Four
Team FiveTeam Five
Team SixTeam Six
The Nile River is the ___________ river in the
world.
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longest
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What lay on either side of the Nile River?
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desert
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The Nile River flows __________ and flows into
the __________________
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north
Mediterranean Sea
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Name three benefits that the Nile River provided for the Egyptian people
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water for the animals and crops, rich soil,
food like fish and birds, and protection because
of the cataracts
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What were Egypt’s natural barriers?
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desert
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
cataracts in the Nile
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Egyptians were the first to write on paper. What was their paper
made out of?
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papyrus
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What is the most well-known pyramid and who was it built for?
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The Great Pyramid of Giza
built for Khufu
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What is Queen Hatshepsut most remembered for
building during her reign?
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building monuments
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Building pyramids was expensive. How were the pharaohs able to afford building these?
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They collected taxes to pay for the building of
the pyramids.
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What was considered Egypt’s most famous
works of art and where could many of them be
found?
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paintings
in temples
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What did the Egyptians put in canopic jars?
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organs
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Which animal did the Ancient Egyptians
worship?
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the cat
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Who did the Egyptians mummify?
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pharaohs
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What was the purpose of mummification?
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to preserve the body so it was recognizable in
the after life
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Why were tombs filled with art jewelry and
other treasures?
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The Egyptians believed the Ka enjoyed such materials in the after
life.
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Who was Egypt’s first pharaoh?
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Menes
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What did Menes do to show the unification of
Upper and Lower Egypt?
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wore a double crown
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By 3200 BC, the villages banded
together to develop two kingdoms. What
were those two kingdoms?
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Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt
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What is the period in time when Egypt
reached the height of its glory?
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New Kingdom
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What was the reason for the decline of the
Old Kingdom?
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The pharaohs could not collect enough taxes to keep up with the cost of building pyramids.
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What did Kush develop?
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the first trading system
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What landform lies north of Egypt?
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Mediterranean Sea
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Northern Egypt is referred to as
_________________
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Lower Egypt
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Some of the jobs in Ancient Egypt had
perks. What job had the perk of not having
to pay taxes?
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scribes
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The soldiers had two perks. What were
they?
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received land as payment
got to keep treasures from any captures
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What month is Mrs. Barry’s birthday in?
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May
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