Answer the following questions using Chapter 2, Section 2 of your book to help you:

1. The study of Ancient Egypt is usually divided into three parts by historians. What are
these three parts called and how long did they last?
2. The “miracle of the Nile” was a name given to the yearly flooding of the Nile. Why did the
ancient Egyptians call this phenomenon a miracle?
3. Which natural features acted as defenses for Egypt?
4. What were canopic jars and what did they contain, exactly?
5. Why did the pharaoh’s crown have a symbol of duality (double crown, double animals, etc.)?
6. Why did Egypt need to develop a government bureaucracy?
7. What is the Great Sphinx and where is it located?
8. What are the defining aspects or characteristics of the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
9. Why did the period known as the Middle Kingdom end?
10. Who were the “Sea Peoples”?
11. What is the difference between hieroglyphics and hieratic script?

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