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  • What is a delta?
    Triangular area of fertile soil where a river empties into the ocean.
  • What is a theocracy?
    A government that is controlled by a church.
  • What does distribute mean?
    To divide something up and give it to different people or groups.
  • What two civilizations developed along the Nile River?
    Egypt and Kush
  • What sea does the Nile empty into?
    The Mediterranean
  • What is a textile?
    Clothing or cloth
  • What is a dynasty?
    A government where a family rules for generations.
  • What does the word reside mean?
    To live somewhere.
  • Where was Nubia located?
    South of Egypt
  • What is the system of writing used by the Egyptians called?
    Hieroglyphics
  • Where was a canal built to increase trade with Arabia?
    Between the Nile River and the Red Sea
  • What book did the Egyptians use to prepare spirits for the afterlife?
    The Book of the Dead
  • How did statues of pharaohs change during the Middle Kingdom?
    They looked more like humans instead of gods.
  • At first, who were the only people able to go to the Egyptian afterlife?
    Pharaohs
  • What object helped us learn how to read Egyptian writing?
    Rosetta Stone
  • What kind of climate does Egypt have?
    Hot and dry (Arid)
  • Why is Narmer important?
    He united upper and lower Egypt.
  • What metal changed the life of the people of Kush?
    Iron
  • What did the Egyptians hire the Nubians to do?
    Fight in their military.
  • What does the word crucial mean?
    Important
  • What does embalm mean?
    Preserving a body from decaying.
  • What was the most important thing King Tut did during his rule?
    Brought back the ancient religion.
  • What is a bureaucrat?
    A person that works for the government.
  • Where did the Middle Kingdom move the capital of Egypt to?
    Thebes
  • What was unique about Hatshepsut?
    She was one of the only female pharaohs.
  • What was Nubia called after it gained independence in the 800sBC?
    Kush
  • Which region had the biggest cultural influence on Nubia and Kush?
    Egypt
  • What country did Nubia form a strong trade relationship with?
    Egypt
  • What did Egyptians start to make instead of pyramids during the Middle Kingdom?
    Temples
  • Why was the Nile River Valley ideal for human settlement?
    It had good soil for growing crops.
  • What group took over Egypt after a civil war?
    The Hyksos
  • What does rely mean?
    To depend on.
  • What did Hatshepsut focus her rule on?
    Trade
  • How did the Egyptian invasion change the Nubian language?
    They started to use Hieroglyphics
  • What crops were grown by the Egyptians?
    Wheat, barley, and Flax
  • What is a savanna?
    A large grassy plain.
  • What group had control of Egypt during the "Golden Age"?
    The Middle Kingdom
  • What did the Egyptians believe happened to you after you died?
    You went on a long journey to a peaceful place.
  • What is a pharaoh?
    An Egyptian king.
  • What did Amenhotep IV focus his rule on?
    Religion
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