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| The Nile is the longest river in the world, how long is it? |
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| Where does the Nile River begin? |
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| In which direction does it flow? |
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| Where does the Nile River empty |
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| What is a natural protection for the ancient Nile civilization? |
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| surrounded by desert and seas |
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| What is the largest desert in the world? How big is it? |
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| Sahara and the size of the US |
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| How much of Egypt is Desert? |
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| What is a plant used to make the 1st convenient writing materal? |
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| paprus which was first produced by Egyptians |
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| Who was the first woman ruler about whom we have written records? |
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| How long did Hatshepsut rule? |
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| Who did Hatshepsut posiblly adopt? |
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| Who was the main god? Also the sun god. |
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| Re or Ra, had a human body and head of a falcon |
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| Who was the god of mummification? |
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| Anubis, human body with head of a jackal |
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| What is the Great Sphinx? |
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| body of a lion and head of a man |
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| What is the largest pyramid and built for King Khufu? (built in Giza around 2575 BC) |
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| How big is the Great Pyramid? |
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| 450 feet high, equal to about a 48 story building. |
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| What is treating the body with chemicals and wrapping it to dry and preserve? |
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| What is the first capital of ancinet Egypt after the upper and lower kingdoms united? |
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| Whose tomb was totally intact when found? (1st) |
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| What are some Egyptian inventions? |
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| 365 day calender, 12 month calender, and fractions |
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| IN 48 BC, who did Cleopatra meet? |
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| What happened after Cleopatra and Julius Caesar met? |
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| They formed an alliance and became lovers |
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| After the death of Julius Caesar, what empire conquered Egypt and ruled from 30 BC to 395 AD? |
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| Who did Cleopatra commit suicide with? |
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| Marc Antony who was her lover and also a Roman General |
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| What were some lasting effects of the Arab Empire? |
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| Egypt's official religion became Islam and Arabic became the official language |
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| Who was the final empire to control Egypt? |
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| the Ottoman Empire who ruled from 1517 until 1914 |
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| What country was origanlly known as Nubia? |
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| When did Egypt take control of Nubia? |
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| in 1400 BC and ruled for 700 years |
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| When did Kush lose control? |
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| when the Assyrians invaded Egypt around 600 BC |
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