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| Question | Answer |
| Anubis is the god of | mummification |
| Horus is the god of | protecting the pharaoh and the city of Memphis |
| Amun Ra | god of the sun and protector of Thebes |
| Isis | Osiris's wife, protector of the dead and goddess of children |
| sobek | god of water |
| sakhet | goddess of war |
| why was the Nile so important to the Egyptians | because when it flooded the flood water washed the fertile soils on to the river banks and the Egyptians could grow their crops |
| peret was | the seed time from November to March |
| shemu was | the harvest time from March to mid July |
| akhet was | the flood time from mid July to October |
| who's tomb was the greatest discovery of all the tombs | tutuncarmon |
| why was Tutancarmon's tomb so important | because it had not been robbed be tomb robbers |
| what kind of things did ancient Egyptians do for entertainment | fishing, board games, acrobatics, banquets and athletic games |
| who were the pharaohs in charge of | the Poole of Egypt and the gods |
| what did the ordinary people have to pay to the pharaoh | taxes |
| what is a mummy | a person who has been preserved from decay |
| what were some of the countries that Egypt traded with | Lebanon, Nubia and other societies in the south |
| what were the products that were traded between Egypt and Nubia | linen, wine, beer, tools, slaves, gold, and other luxuries |
| who were temples built for | gods and sometimes the pharaoh |
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