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What is irrigation?
Allowed the Egyptians to control flooding and increase crop production
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Who is Menes?
King of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt and became Egypt's first pharaoh
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What are cataracts?
Strong rapids in the Nile that helped defend Egypt
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What is farmers?
Most people in Egypt worked as
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What is the Middle Kingdom?
A period of order and stability in Egypt that lasted until about 1750 BC
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What is papyrus?
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
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Who is Khufu?
Cruel pharaoh who had the Great Pyramid built
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What is a delta?
A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river
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What is polytheistic?
Egyptians believed in may gods, therefore we can say that they were
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What is the Hyksos?
The Middle Kingdom ended when a group of invaders from Southwest Asia conquered Lower Egypt. The invaders are known as
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What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
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Who is Hatshepsut?
First woman pharaoh, she increased trade
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What is the Nile?
The world's longest river
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What is afterlife?
Much of Egyptian religion focused on the
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What is the New Kingdom?
The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
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What is an obelisk?
A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top
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Who is Ramses the Great?
Warrior pharaoh who fought the Hittites and built many temples and statues
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What is downhill?
Lower Egypt is above Upper Egypt on the map because the Nile flows
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What are pyramids
These huge stone triangle-shaped tombs were built during the Old Kingdom
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What is Ahmose?
The New Kingdom began when the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt by an Egyptian prince named
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What is pharaoh?
The title used by the rulers of Egypt
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Who is King Tutankhamen?
Boy pharaoh famous because Howard Carter found his tomb in tact
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What is warfare or force?
Pharaohs in Egypt expanded their borders through the use of
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What are pharaohs
Egyptian rulers that were considered gods on earth by their people
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What are trade routes?
Conquest of new lands helped Egyptian traders establish new paths for traders to follow called
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