SS Chapter 3 – Flashcards
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Main Idea: Even though the Nile flooded, it was important to the Egyptians Details: Sometimes the Nile flooded too much or not enough The Egyptians made calendars to keep track of when the Nile would flood. What is the last detail?
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Sometimes they prayed to the gods to make it flood more.
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Describe the route of the Nile River.
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It starts in East Africa then travels north to Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea.
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What solutions did the Egyptians come up with to deal with the flooding of the Nile?
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They prayed to the gods, invented the calendar and the nileometer, and made irrigation systems.
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How was the Nile a giver and taker of life?
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It was a giver because without the floods they couldn't harvest their crops and the taker is because it sometimes killed people and destroyed crops.
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Suppose the Egyptians had not tried to predict when the Nile would flood. Do you think their civilization would have lasted very long?
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No, I don't think their civilization would last very long because they probably wouldn't be prepared.
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Main Idea: Pharaohs were very important to the Egyptians. Details: Pharaohs were considered god-kings. The Egyptians built pyramids for the pharaohs. What is the last detail?
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Pharaohs are on the top of the class system.
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According to legend, how was Egypt unified?
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King Menes led his army into Lower Egypt and joined the two kingdoms.
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What are hieroglyphics and how do we know what they mean?
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Hieroglyphics are forms of writing made up of pictures or symbols and we know from the Rosetta Stone and also that each picture stood for objects and had a sound.
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How was Egyptians culture similar to and different from Sumerian culture?
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They both had a form of writing the difference is Sumerians had cuniform which is like the alphabet and the Egyptians had hieroglyphics which are like pictures.
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Why was trade important to the Egyptians?
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Trade was important to them because the economy became stronger.
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Nubia was a kingdom to the south of Egypt. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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True.
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Meroitic was the Nubian written language. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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True.
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Just like hieroglyphics, Meroitic was translated using the Rosetta Stone. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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False, Meroitic was not translated.
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The Nubians worshiped only one god. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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False, the Nubians worshiped many gods.
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The Nubians invaded Egypt in search of resources. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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False, the Egyptians invaded the Nubians.
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Egypt cut blocks of granite from Nubia's northern cliffs. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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True.
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Egypt built trading centers and forts in Nubia. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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True.
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Nubia expanded its borders into northern Egypt during the 1800s B.C. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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False, Egypt expanded its borders into northern Nubia during the 1800s B.C.
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Kush became free under the rule of the Hyksos. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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True.
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After the 1400s B.C., Egypt became so weak that Kush won its independence. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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True.
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Meroe became a great trade center in A.D. 350. True or false if false give a statement to make it true.
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False, it remained a great trade center until A.D. 350.
