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Flashcards by Mr Intifada, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mr Intifada
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| ANCIENT EGYPT | FLASHCARDS |
| UNIT 1 | |
| When were the people of North Africa and nearby Asia united under one king? | Around 3000 BC |
| What was the king called? | A pharaoh |
| How long did their civilization last? | Their civilization lasted for 3000 years |
| How much did Ancient Egypt occupy? | It occupied almost the same area as the modern country of Egypt |
| Why don't hot deserts support human life? | They do not support human life because food crops will not grow and there is little or no pasture for animals to graze on |
| How long had there been stone age settlements around an in the delta of the Nile before Ancient Egypt? | Approx. 6000 years |
| When was the great pyramid built for Khufu? | 2596 BC |
| When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt? | 332 BC |
| Who is thought to have unified the two kingdoms of Egypt(north and south) | King Menes(AKA Narmer) |
| Without the Nile what would have happened? | The kingdom would have been uninhabited |
| UNIT 2 | |
| What is the longest river in the world? | The Nile River |
| How long is the Nile River? | 6695Km |
| Where does the Nile River begin? | It begins in Tropical Africa |
| What are the sources of the Nile? | The White Nile |
| Where does the White Nile begin? | It begins near Lake Victoria in rainy, Tropical Africa |
| What was Ancient Egypt compared to? | It was compared to an Oasis;The Oasis stretched 1200Km |
| What did Herodotus call Egypt? | He called Egypt "The Gift of The Nile" |
| What did the Ancient Egyptians use to make paper? | PAPYRUS(a special type of reed) |
| Why were only a few tribes-people able to live in the desert beyond the Black Land? | Because to lack of rain |
| How did the Ancient Egyptians living obtain food? | They obtained food by hunting wild birds and animals and gathering plants |
| What were the main winter crops? | They were wheat and barley. |
| Which natural products were important in spring? | Flax(to make cloth) and sugar |
| Which were the main fruits in summer? | The main fruits were melons,figs,dates and dark grapes |
| What was grown in autumn? | In autumn flowers,rice and other cereals were grown |
| What purposes were the castor oil plant and the moringa tree grown for? | They were grown to provide oil for soap, butter and cooking |
| ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SEASONS(still unit 2) | ------------- |
| What and when was Akhet? | Akhet was the the "season of inundation" . This season was from June to October(Summer) |
| What and when was Peret? | Peret was the "season of emergence". It was from November to February(Winter) |
| What and when was Shemu? | Shemu was the "Season of Drought". It was from March to May(Spring) |
| What allowed farmers to control the oncoming inundation of Nile waters? | Over a time of inundation, the Ancient Egyptians developed a Flood warning system |
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