Geography
Desert
___________ was the Egyptian style of government in which government and religion are combined. The Pharoah was thought to be divine.
Theocracy
The Ancient Egyptians followed a ________ religion. They believed in many gods.
polytheistic
The adviser to the pharoah near the top of the social pyramid was called the _______.
The Vizier
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called __________.
Irrigation
The Nile flows ______ to ______ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
South to North
The religious and political leader of Ancient Egypt was called the _______.
Pharoah
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
Mummification
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
Scribe
Large stone ________ were built as tombs for the pharoah.
pyramids
The Egyptians depended on the annual flooding of the Nile River to make the land ________.
Rich and Fertile
In Ancient Egypt, the job you had as an adult was assigned to you at ______.
birth
What is the term that means "belief in one god?"
Monotheistic
A peasant is another word for an Egyptian __________.
farmer
______________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglypics
What is a natural barrier? What were the 3 that protected Egypt?
Desert, Mediterranean Sea, and Red Sea
________ is a sequence of rulers from the same family. This is how Egypt was ruled for 3,000 years.
Dynasty
If the Egyptian embalmer did not do a good job what would happen to the mummy's soul in their afterlife?
It would not recognize and reunite with its body
Which group of people on the social pyramid are chosen by the pharoah to govern the nomes (states) of Egypt ?
Nobles
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
How were the early Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations similar in terms of where they settled ?
Near fresh water and Fertile soil
1. The Egyptians traded goods for goods, a system called ________. 2. Who did the Egyptians trade with? 3. How did they trade with them?
1. bartering 2. civilizations along the Red and Mediterranean Seas 3. by boat
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
The heart
Which social class did not have any rights?
Slaves
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
c. religion and the afterlife