____________ was the Egyptian style of government in which government and religion are combined. The Pharaoh was thought to be divine.
theocracy
100
The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.
polytheistic
100
The adviser to the pharaoh near the top of the social pyramid was called ____________.
the vizier
100
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called ______________.
irrigation
200
The religious and political leader of Ancient Egypt was called the _______________.
pharaoh
200
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
mummification
200
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
scribes
200
___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
hieroglypics
300
In Ancient Egypt, the job you had as an adult was assigned to you at ___________.
birth
300
What is the term that means "belief in one god?"
monotheistic
300
A peasant is another word for an Egyptian ___________.
farmer
300
Large stone __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
pyramids
400
______ is a sequence of rulers from the same family. This is how Egypt was ruled for 3,000 years.
dynasty
400
If the Egyptian embalmer did not do a good job what would happen the the mummy's soul in the afterlife?
It would not recognize and reunite with its body
400
Which group of people on the social pyramid are chosen by the pharaoh to govern the nomes (states) of Egypt.
nobles
400
The Egyptians and the Sumerians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols. However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Sumerians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.
paper/papyrus
clay tablets
600
_________ was the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic period.
Narmer
600
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
the heart
600
Which social class did not have any rights?
slaves
600
The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt (pyramids, obelisks) were designed to emphasize the _________.
a. value of artwork
b. agricultural diversity
c. religion and the afterlife