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| Egypt developed along the banks of what great river? | Nile |
| What was the location of lower Egypt | Northern Egypt |
| Where did ancient Egyptians think that their domain ended? | First cataract |
| What did the Nile provide for the Egyptians? | System of transportation, helped trade, helped agriculture |
| What is a cataract? | churning rapid |
| What great king united upper and lower Egypt? | Menes |
| What was the capital of ancient Egypt? | Memphis |
| The Egyptians considered their kings to be what? | gods |
| What did Egyptian kings eventually become know as? | Pharaoh |
| What is a theocracy? | Government ruled by a divine figure, religion is the source of government authority |
| What was the spirit of the pharaoh called? | ka |
| What was the eternal resting place of the pharaoh called? | Pyramid |
| What was the pyramid a monument to? | pharaoh and a symbol of Egyptian power |
| What does the word polytheistic mean? | belief in many gods |
| Who was the Egyptian god of light? | Horus |
| Who was the Egyptian god of the sun? | Ra |
| Who was the most important Egyptian goddess? | Isis |
| Who was the Egyptian god of the dead? | Osirus |
| Where did light as a feather Egyptian sould go to live after death? | Beautiful Other World |
| What happened to the hearts of Egyptians that were heavy with sin? | Gobbled up by the Devouer of Souls |
| How did the egyptians preseve dead bodies? | Mummification |
| What was the largest Egyptian social class? | peasant farmers and unskilled laborers |
| What was the primary source of labor in ancient Egypt? | peasant farmers and unskilled laborers |
| How could ancient Egyptians gain social status? | education or marriage |
| What does the word hieroglyphics mean? | sacred carvings |
| What did the ancient Egyptians use to write on? | papyrus |
| Who invaded Egypt in 1640 B.C. riding horse drawn chariots? | Hyksos |
| Why did the Old Kingdom fall? | Weak pharaohs |
| Who was the first in a series of warlike rulers that drove the Hyksos out of Egypt? | Ahhotep |
| Which Egyptian pharaoh was more concerned with trade than waging war? | Hatshepsut |
| What was the goal of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom? | Build a mighty empire |
| What were the symbols of royal power in Egypt? | crowns |
| What did the blue crown of Egypt represent? | war |
| Which pharaoh conquered Palestine and Syria | Thutmose III |
| Who fought the Battle of Kadesh? | Egyptians and Hittites |
| What pharaoh made a peace treaty with the Hittites and was know as a great builder? | Ramses II |
