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A dead body preserved in lifelike condition
What is a mummy
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Takes the place of a child until they are old enough to rule
What is regent
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the name of the worlds longest river is called
What is the Nile River
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True or False: Hatshepsut had herself proclaimed as Pharaoh
What is true
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The ancient region in the Nile River Valley situated south of Upper Egypt is called
What is Nubia
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Eternal stage of life
What is afterlife
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Has head of man, body of lion
What is the Great Sphinx
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The Egyptians called there land _________ because of the dark soil left by the Nile's floods
What is Kemet, "the black land"
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This person united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes
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At what point did people begin to plan for a pharaoh's tomb
When they were crowned
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Huge triangle-shaped building
What is a pyramid
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Series of rulers
What is a dynasty
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What caused Nubia to develop trade routes over land
What is cataracts
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God of the living and dead
Who is Osiris
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Nubia's location between Egypt and Central Africa made it a center for what
What is trade
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Built for khufu
What is the Great Pyramid
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What kingdom was characterized by war and the development of an army?
What is New Kingdom
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The "red land" exposed Egypt and Nubia to foreign attacks
What is False
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Chief god of ancient Egyptians; sun god and god of creation
Who is Amon-Re
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How did the ancient Egyptions demonstrate their beleif in life after death?
They preserved the bodies of their dead
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Title of a king in ancient Egypt
What is Pharaoh
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What kingdom was characterized by peace and trade with Nubia
What is the Old Kingdom
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Who wrote "Egypt is the gift of the Nile"
Who is Herodotus
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What three things did the gods control
What is life, death, and the workings of nature
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Ancient Egyptions buried their dead with food and other possesions because
They believe that the people needed their possessions in order to survive in the afterlife
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