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The answers to the following questions can all be found in the sixth grade Ancient Civilization textbook


On which continent is Egypt located?

Make a list of facts about the Nile.

What are the types of rock that make up the Nile delta?

How was the flooding of the Nile helpful for the early Egyptians?

By what name did the ancient Egyptians refer to their country?

What is the difference between Red Land and Black Land?

What were some of the crops raised by the ancient Egyptians?

Why would the Nile have been referred to as a  "highway"?

Describe the calender developed by the Egyptians.

Name the three seasons of the Egyptian year. 
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Compare this to the four seasons we talk about today.

List facts or stories for three (3) of the Egyptian gods.

What were some beliefs Egyptians had concerning the death of a person?

Who founded Egypt's first dynasty?

Ancient Egyptians believed a pharaoh was powerful had power because ...

Describe the difference between a pharaoh and a vizier.

Do you think writing in hieroglyphics would be a good idea today?  Please provide an argument for your opinion.

What were some of the materials used by Egyptian scribes?

Compare Egyptian books to the books we use today.  What are the similarities and differences?

In your opinion, why do you think people use the pyramids to represent Egypt?

What were some
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of the resources Egyptians would trade for?

Describe the process of mummification.

What was the name of King Zoser's innovative architect?

What is the name of the most well known pyramid?

Describe how the pyramids were constructed.

Describe what common Egyptian clothing looked like.

What was Egyptian education like?

List the levels of Egyptian society.

How would a person become a slave during the Middle Kingdom period?

How did the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut come to power?

Why were Amenhotep's religious changes so diferent for the people of Egypt?  When he died, what happened to the changes he made?

Describe the Nubian process of burial for a king in Kerma?