Ancient Egypt and Kush
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The Nile – The longest river in the world
 How wide is the Nile River?
 How did the Nile River support life in Mesopotamia
 What is a cataract?
 What is silt?
 Why did the people of Mesopotamia build water basins?
 How did the Nile River protect people from enemies?
Ancient Egypt
 Who was the leader of Upper Egypt around 3100 BC?
 What is a pharaoh?
 What is a dynasty?
 Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?
 What was Khufu best known for?
Ancient Egypt and Social Structure
 Who was at the top of Egyptian society?
 Who was below the pharaoh in the social order?
 Who were the priests?
 Who was the lowest class of people on the social scale?
 Who made up 80% of the population?
Ancient Egypt and Social Structure
 What is polytheism?
 Describe the Egyptian afterlife.
 What is a mummy?
 What is a pyramid?
 What is engineering? How did the Egyptians apply engineering to pyramids?
 Why is the size of a pyramid important?
The New Kingdom
 What is the New kingdom?
 What made Egypt rich?
 Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
 Who was Ramses the Great?
 What was a scribe?
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Egyptian Achievements
 What is hieroglyphics?
 Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
 What is a sphinx?
 Who was King Tutankhamen? Why was his tomb so important?
Nubia and Kush
 What was Kush?
 What is the capitol of Kush?’
 What industry was developed in Meroё?
 How did the Kush Empire end?
 What is an import and export?
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