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Why is it believed that the Nile valley was unified and more stable earlier than the the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates even though it had a later start at civilization? - ANSWER-The Nile river is protected from invaders by desert on each side. Also the Nile's flooding is predictable and gentle so agriculture flourished.
How many royal families, or dynasties, ruled Egypt over the course of its first 3,000 years of history? - ANSWER-31
Name the periods of Egyptian history. - ANSWER-1.) Archaic (or Early Dynastic) 2.) Old Kingdom 3.) First Intermediate Period 4.) Middle Kingdom 5.) Second Intermediate Period 6.) New Kingdom
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What are the approximate dates of the Egyptian Archaic period? - ANSWER-3100 to 2700 B.C.E.
What occurred in the Egyptian Archaic period? - ANSWER-The Nile valley was unified under a centralized government. Agriculture was turned into a very efficient process. This prosperity strengthened the political and religious aura of the pharoah.
What are the approximate dates of the Egyptian Old Kingdom period? -
ANSWER-2700 0 2200 B.C.E.
How were the pharaohs regarded during the Egyptian Old Kingdom Period? - ANSWER-as gods themselves
What type of government did Egypt have during the Old Kingdom Period? - ANSWER-a theocracy - the king was a god. The pharaoh owned the entire country and the economy was entirely under his control.
What major engineering feats were accomplished during the Egyptian Old Kingdom period? - ANSWER-construction of the greatest pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their families
What was the belief on the afterlife during the Egyptian Old Kingdom period? - ANSWER-Only the pharaohs and their families were 2 / 4
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immortal. The soul departed the body but the body would be used in its next life.
What was the purpose of mummification? - ANSWER-to preserve the body so it could be used in its next life.
What are the approximate dates of the Egypt's First Intermediate Period?
- ANSWER-2200 - 2050 B.C.E.
Describe what occurred during Egypt's First Intermediate Period. - ANSWER-The pharaohs failed to assert themselves and lost power. The nobles (nomarchs) on the local level had to take control of the government. This led to civil wars and lack of coordination in agriculture resulting in widespread famine
What are the approximate dates for Egypt's Middle Kingdom period? -
ANSWER-2050 - 1700 B.C.E.
What occurred during Egypt's Middle Kingdom Period? - ANSWER- centralized government was restored but the stability was eventually ended when the Hyksos invaded on horse-drawn chariots.
What are the dates of Egypt's Second Intermediate Period? - ANSWER-
1700 - 1550 B.C.E.
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What occurred during Egypt's Second Intermediate period? - ANSWER- The Hyksos dominated this period but were later expelled by a
nobleman named Ahmose thereby starting a new era: The New Kingdom
Who was Ahmose and what did he do? - ANSWER-He was an Egyptian nobleman who expelled the Hyksos from ruling Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period thereby inaugurating the era of the New Kingdom.
What are the dates of Egypt's New Kingdom Period? - ANSWER-1550 -
1100 B.C.E.
What occurred during Egypt's New Kingdom period? - ANSWER-The pharaohs reasserted their power and expanded beyond their traditional frontiers. They expanded south into Africa north into the Sinai Peninsula. They wanted to prevent a takeover by groups from the north like the Hyksos did. But the Egyptians came into centuries of battles with the Hittites by doing this.
What did Egypt's attempted expansion into the Middle East result in? - ANSWER-centuries of battles with the Hittites
What is Megiddo? - ANSWER-A place where centuries of battles were fought between the Egyptians and the Hittites. The place is mentioned in the Bible as Armageddon.
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