In around 3100 B.C., the King Narmer or Menes unified Upper and Lower Egypt
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Name and place (N,S,E,W) the kingdoms that formed in Egypt during the fourth millennium B.C.
Upper Egypt was halfway along the river; Lower Egypt was to the north, at the mouth of the Nile
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Name the period or century in which the two unifications took place in Egypt.
The first unification in the Early Dynastic Period. The second, in the 21st century B.C.
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Which pharaoh, and in which century, fought against the Hittites in the battle of Kadesh?
Ramesses II
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Name the people who ruled in Egypt, from most to least powerful.
Pharaoh ( as a god, absolute religious and political power ); Viziers, ministers; Nomarchs or Nomes, provincial governors; Priests and military leaders.
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What pharaoh, in what century and in what period, were the Hyksos expelled?
Ahmose, around the 16 century B.C., in The New Kingdom.
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How did they distribute water for agriculture?
They built canals and dykes.
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For 3,000 years, ancient Egypt was divided into several periods. Also name the periods of instability and how many there were.
Four main periods : Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, Late Period. There were three periods of instability, called the Intermediate Periods.
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Between 3100 and 1570 BC, name two capitals and the year of the first pyramids
Thinis, Memphis. The first pyramids were built in 2500 B.C.
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What was the capital of Egypt when the Egyptian and Greek cultures mixed?
Alexandria
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Why the Egyptian agriculture was very productive?
During the summer, the Nile floods due to the rains that fall in its upper course.
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Name which kingdom it belonged to and what color each crown was
White crown, Upper Egypt; Red crown, Lower Egypt; Double crown, Unified Egypt
