abeka history 10 section 5.1

quiz tmr (9/6)

isthmus of suez

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egypt was originally connected to asia by the _____ *__* __________

sahara

world’s largest desert

nile

longest river

nomes

small states (divisions) of early egyptian history

pharaohs

strong rulers of nomes

* upper
* lower

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egypt became **______** and **_______** egypt

menes

united the two states and was the first to rule over a united egypt

herodotus

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the nickname, “gift of the nile”, was given to egypt by the greek historian ____________

papyrus

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water and **________ plants** gave life and shelter

nile delta

triangle shaped area of land in north egypt where most early settlements were located

hieroglyphics

written language of egypt 

jean francois champollion

used **rosetta stone** to interpret hieroglyphics

rosetta stone

what did jean francois champollion use to interpret hieroglyphics

memphis and thebes

what are the two capitals of ancient egypt?

pyramid

symbol of egyptian state and society

pharaoh

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__________ was the head of government ***and*** religion; all officials answered to him

scribal

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the rich sent their children to **________ school**

* political
* religious

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graduates could earn ________ or _________ jobs

* humanism
* naturalism
* polytheism

what three religions did egypt practice?

bodies

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focused on preparing their ________ for the next world

the great pyramid of cheops

one of the wonders of the world; tomb for pharaohs

king tut’s tomb

one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the ancient world

mummification

the preservation of the bodies of the dead for the “afterlife”