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The Nile River’s yearly floods made the Nile valley lush and green. Ancient farmers turned the Nile valley into a productive
agricultural region. True or False?
TRUE
The Nile forms a fan shaped delta. What is a delta?
A very fertile flat land made of silt left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water.
Unification is the joining of separate parts into one. What was the name of the king who unified upper and lower
Egypt?
Menes
What were some of the responsibilities of local leaders? (Area Governors)
They were in charge of collecting taxes in their areas and served as local judges.
What do you call the way a country manages money and resources for the
production of goods and services?
Economy
Who were scribes and what did they do?
They were the writers who recorded taxes collected and records of building projects and things of that nature.
What was one of the kingdoms we read about located to the south
that was thriving due to gold and trade?
Nubia
Who was Ahmose? What did he do?
King who defeated the Hyksos using copies of their own weapons and chariots
Give me two facts about Kush
• They controlled rich trade routes to other African kingdoms
• Traded things such as ebony, leopard skins, and elephant ivory
Give three facts about Hatshepsut
• She expanded trade• Her stepson was too young to rule so she took his place
• She ruled as a female king
The middle kingdom is known as a time when Egypt increased contact
and trade with other cultures (True or False?)
True
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers from the same family
What are nobles?
People from rich and powerful families
Who was Ramses?
• A great pharaoh from the time of the New Kingdom of Egypt
• Defended Egypt against enemies• Had several large building projects
constructed.
Kush provided Egypt with slaves, Gold, Stone, ebony and ivory (True Or False)
TRUE