Geography
Politics/Economics
Religion
Social Classes
Inventions/Arts
100
What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?
desert
100

The _____ in ancient Egypt 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
Name the major rivers of the fertile crescent.

The Tigris and Euphrates

200

The group of people, often prisoners of war, that were at the bottom of the social hierarchies in Egypt and Sumer.

slaves

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
The Egyptians depended on the annual flooding of the Nile River to make the land _________.
rich and fertile
300

In both societies, this group were significant thanks to their role in deciphering messages from the gods.

priests

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

What were the 3 natural barriers that protected Egypt?

desert, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea

400
______ is a sequence of rulers from the same family. This is how Egypt was ruled for 3,000 years.
dynasty
400

The central god of the Egyptian pantheon, represented the sun.

Ra or Amun-Ra

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

500
How were the early Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations similar in terms of where they settled?
near fresh water and fertile soil
500

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

500
What text was vital for Egyptians in assisting them through the underworld/afterlife?

The Book of the Dead


500
Which social class did not have any rights?
slaves
500

The name of the epic text developed by the Sumerians

The Epic of Gilgamesh

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