Explain the topography of Ancient Egypt. How did it help the civilization to flourish where it did?
Mostly flat, which was good for farming. And the desert that surrounds it was good for keeping out invaders.
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What is the Great Sphinx and when was it built?
Head of a pharaoh, body of a lion, built during the Old Kingdom.
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Which pharaoh was a woman?
Hatshepsut
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What is monotheism?
Belief that there is only one God.
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What is Moses known for in the history of Judaism?
The Exodus -- leading the people out of slavery in Egypt.
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What was the name of the land the Hebrews were going to when they left Egypt?
Canaan
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What water source did Ancient Egypt have? Why was it important?
The Nile River. Drinking water and irrigating crops, washing. Flooded each year, leaving rich soil behind = good for farming; trade/transportation
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How many symbols were originally in the hieroglyph alphabet, and how many did it become over the years?
2,000 became 700
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What two other major world religions are somehow connected to the story of Judaism?
Islam and Christianity
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Who unified upper and lower Egypt into one country?
Narmer
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What evidence shows the internal ramp theory may be correct?
Tracks on the inside that would have been used to slide the stones; a notch at the corners to turn the stones; the spiral space that shows in an infrared scan
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What are the Ten Commandments? Who wrote them down?
Ten laws that God gave Moses. Moses wrote them as God told him what to write.
