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2. Why did Egyptian civilization emerge in the Nile Valley?

3. Flooding left rich farmland, river provided protection, and the river was the only source of fresh water.

4. The Nile River began as what two other rivers?

5. Blue Nile and White Nile

6. Which of these was a result of the Nile River’s flooding?

7. Fertile Soil

8. The Nile delta, Sahara, Eastern Desert, and cataracts allowed Egyptian civilization to…

9. Peacefully grow and prosper

10. The Nile river is the longest river in the world. It’s flow moves from ________ to _______.

11. South to North

12. ______ were not as powerless as ______ in other ancient civilizations.

13. Woman

14. A collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife.

15. The Book of the Dead

16. The Egyptians practiced what kind of religion?

17. Polytheism

18. The place a person goes when their heart passes the weighing test.

19. Eternity

20. Why did unskilled workers make up the largest group in society?

21. People were needed for physical labor in the cities.

22. How was the stone for a pyramid transported to the building site?

23. Stones were placed on sleds, floated down the river, and raised when needed

24. The entrance to every pyramid faced in what direction?

25. North

26. ______ were _____ built for pharaohs and their queens.

27. Pyramids, tombs

28. Pictures carved into rock or other hard surfaces

29. Sunken Relief

30. An elaborate decorated coffin

31. sarcophagus

32. Egyptians traded for…

33. Wooden furniture

34. Why was the location of Napata favorable for trading?

35. Napata is where the trade caravans crossed the river.

36. Hatshepsut was able to come to power by first…

37. Ruling in the name of male relatives, cutting her hair, and dressing as a man.

38. How did Ramses II get the name “Ramses the Great”?

39. His fame on the battlefield, construction and restoration of building and monuments, and his popularity among the Egyptian people.

40. The Greatest New Kingdom Pharaoh

41. Ramses II

42. ______ was used to make paper.

43. papyrus

44. Name of Egyptian writing.

45. Hieroglyphics

46. Demotic?

47. The short hand version of hieroglyphics.

48. Where was the Rosetta stone discovered?

49. Rosetta, Egypt

50. Until the _______ ______ was translated, nobody could read hieroglyphics.