1) Explain the double crown:
~ Pschent. The pschent was the double crown worn by rulers in ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians generally referred to it as sekhemty, the Two Powerful Ones. It combined the White Hedjet Crown of Upper Egypt and the Red Deshret Crown of Lower Egypt. The Pschent represented the pharaoh's power over all of unified Egypt.
2) Why did Egyptian pharaohs build such huge monuments?
~ The Egyptians believed in the afterlife, they believed after everything died, they should be brought to the afterlife and have a great time there too, hence they built monuments to respect their people!
3) How were Egyptians protected due geography?
~ The Egyptians were protected from invaders due to their geographical features. For example, they had the Mediterranean Sea to the north along with the Nile Delta. This body of water blocks off land on the other side. If intruders were to come to Egypt, they would have to go by boat. In conclusion, Egypt had a lot of important stuff!
March 17, 1930 is when the empire state building was built.
-Zhu Di: Emperor Yongle. He finally became a Emperor of China I believe.
-Vasco da Gama: this man was a successful Portuguese explorer. One of them was that he went from I believe it was Portugal and India. I believe that's where he went, but that one of his big achievements.
One result of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire was the Byzantine Empire lost control of North Africa. The correct answer is D.
