Ancient Egypt

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What is the geographic feature pictured above? Options: Cataracts, Jungle, Delta, Peninsula

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Delta

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Which of the following is NOT a way that geography influenced ancient Egypt?

• People had to leave the Zagros Mountains because there was not enough food.
• The cataracts made only the first 650 miles of the Nile River passable.
• The Mediterranean allowed Egyptians to trade throughout the ancient world.
• The Nile River served as an easy way to travel for the Egyptians.

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The Mediterranean allowed Egyptians to trade throughout the ancient world.

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Role of the Sahara desert in Egypt’s development?

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The Sahara protected Egypt from invaders.

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Using the map “Major River Systems” identify which body of water is the river that most helped Egypt.

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1

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Which pharaoh was associated with expanding Egyptian trade especially to South Africa?

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Hatshepsut

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How did a surplus affect the Egyptian economy?

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The ancient Egyptian government controlled production and distribution of food to ensure they had a surplus to trade.

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A primary trade partner with ancient Egypt was the civilization from the modern country of Sudan.

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Nubia

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Why do many historians argue that ancient Egypt eventually fell due to economics?

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Egypt failed because they could not produce their own iron ore which led to them being conquered by groups such as the Romans with more advanced weaponry.

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Which of the following was NOT a resource in Egypt: Copper, Stone: Marble, Quartz, and Limestone, Papyrus, Iron

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Iron

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This term means to have multiple rulers from one family:

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Dynasty