Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt
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The Basics

• Egyptian civilization begins 3100 B.C.

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• Lower Egypt
• Upper Egypt

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1. How did the geography of Ancient Egypt
benefit Egyptian civilization?

• Nile river flooded (predictably)
• Floods bring mud/fertilizer
• Deserts to east and west,
• Cataracts (rapids) on south Nile,
• Prevented invasion

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2. Religion and the Role it Played in Egyptian
Life

• Polytheistic
• Theocracy
• Very different from Christianity
• (But) also very similar
• How?

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Round 3Question 1

• What was Osiris?
• A. An Egyptian god who brought civilization to
  Ancient Egypt.
• B. A very important temple used to worship the
  Ancient Egyptian gods.
• C. An Egyptian god who was the ruler of the
  seas.
• D. A great mix tape released by ODB from
  Wu-Tang Clan.

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• A. An Egyptian god who brought civilization to
  Ancient Egypt.

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Round 3Question 2

• What happened to Osiris?
• A. He possessed the body of a cat.
• B. He became trapped inside the Great Pyramid.
• C. He was murdered.
• D. He turned into a goat.

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Round 3Question 2

• What happened to Osiris?
• A.
• B.
• C. He was murdered.
• D.

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Round 3Question 3

• Who murdered Osiris?
• A. His wife Isis
• B. His brother Seth
• C. His father Re
• D. His friend Horus

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Round 3Question 3

• Who murdered Osiris?
• A.
• B. His brother Seth
• C.
• D.

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Round 3Question 4

• How did Seth murder Osiris?
• Poisoned him with 5 different toxins and buried
  his body in the desert.
• Lit him on fire and scattered him into outer
  space.
• Fed him to a hippo.
• Cut his body into 14 pieces and dumped them into
  the Nile.

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• D. Cut his body into 14 pieces and dumped them
  into the Nile.

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Round 3Question 5

• Who put Osiris back together?
• A. His wife Isis
• B. His brother Seth
• C. His father Re
• D. Humpty Dumpty

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• A. His wife Isis

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Round 3Question 6

• Osiris went on to become the god of
• A. Justice
• B. Marriage
• C. Revenge
• D. Resurrection

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• D. Resurrection!

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5. Discuss two ways that the Hyksos invasion of
Ancient Egypt benefited the Ancient Egyptians.

• Bronze
• Weapons
• (Great good can come from great tragedy)

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Identify Two Female Pharaohs

• Hatshepsut
• Rebuilt Egypts economy after Hyksos invasion
• Cleopatra
• Last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

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What were Hieroglyphics?

• Ancient Egyptian writing
• Used pictures instead of alphabet