Ancient Egypt Flashcard Prep

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Cataracts in the Nile helped to keep the Ancient Egyptians protected from invaders.

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True

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The first pharaoh who unified Ancient Egypt was

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Menes

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What did the first Egyptian pharaoh do to help build a unified kingdom of Egypt?

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He built a capital city of Memphis in Lower Egypt, conquered Lower Egypt, and married a princess from Lower Egypt.

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Farmers ate bread with multiple meals a day.

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True

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For dinner, Ancient Egyptian farmers were likely to eat foods like geese, ducks, and gazelle, with grapes, melon, and figs for dessert, all served on golden plates.

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False

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Egyptian pharaohs were elected to office, much like U.S. presidents today.

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False

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The noble who helped the pharaoh by handling many day-to-day tasks of running the government was the ________.

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vizier

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Which is not true about the Egyptian pyramids? Options: They housed the dead bodies and treasures of pharaohs so they could enjoy them in the afterlife., They were built during the Old Kingdom., They were often looted by people who wanted to steal the treasures inside, Pharaohs and their families lived there while running the kingdom.

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Pharaohs and their families lived there while running the kingdom.

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The first mathematically true pyramid was the

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Red Pyramid

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Which was NOT a benefit of living by the Nile? It could be used for transportation, It flooded annually and provided rich soil for farming, The mud along its banks was used to build houses, It would freeze over, making it perfect for ice skating.

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It would freeze over, making it perfect for ice skating.