Geography
On which continent is Egypt located?
Africa
The belief in many gods is called?
Polytheism
True or false: The slaves were the only people who built the pyramids
False the Israelites and balobred helped.
A person trained to read, write and keep records.
Scribe
The ____________________ is a famous ancient Egyptian statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human.
Sphinx
What famous river shaped civilization in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile River
What was the name of the process used to preserve dead bodies?
Embalming / Mummification
True or false:Women could become priestesses and could divorce in ancient Egypt.
true
a plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
What was the main source of Egypt’s economy?
Agriculture and farming
True or False The Nile's floods were regular and dependable.
True
What famous ritual occurred to determine a person's fate after death?
Weighing of the heart with an ostrich feather in the hall of Ma'at with Anubis
A ____________________ is a government ruled by religious leaders or based on religious beliefs.
Theocracy
a sequence of rulers or leaders who all belong to the same family, passing power down from one generation to the next
dynasty
The __________ Stone helped scholars learn to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Rosetta
What did the Nile River provide for Ancient Egypt? (List two reasons)
Allowed for trade, provided defense, created fertile land, influenced religion
The belief in or worship of one god.
Monotheism
A ____________________ was a large stone structure built as a tomb for a pharaoh.
Pyramid
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
What is silt?
What was a key difference between Israelite religion and the religions of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
They worshiped one God.
BONUS QUESTION: FOR 1000 POINTS
Name the TWO continents that are ABOVE (north) of Egypt.
Europe and Asia
Who was considered a living god on earth?
The pharaoh
The ____________________ was the journey of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
Exodus
What was the name of the writing system used by the Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Tool used to lyft water for irrigation
Shadoof