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World History Warm Ups
Week 3: Egypt

1. Around what river that floods annually did Egyptian civilization arise?

Answer: Nile


2. The Old Kingdom lasted from which dynasty to which dynasty?

Answer: 3rd - 6th Dynasties


3. Which ancient Egyptian structure is over 755 feet square at its base and 481 feet high and contains over two million blocks of stone each weighing about two and a half tons?

Answer: The Great Pyramid (Pyramid of Khufu or Cheops)


4. Which pharaoh briefly changed Egypt from polytheism to monotheism?

Answer: Akhenaton


5. Who discovered the burial place of Tutankhamen in 1922?

Answer: Howard Carter



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