Geography
What was the primary water source in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile River
What did Egyptians believe the pharaoh was?
a living god
The _____ of the Nile River made it possible for the Egyptians to live in the desert because it left behind a strip of fertile soil along its banks.
flooding
The _____ was usually at the top of the social hierarchy since they were both a monarch and a god.
pharaoh
The Egyptians and Kushites were skilled architects who built several structures including _____, _____, and ______.
temples, tombs, and pyramids.
The Nile starts in the _____ near the modern-day city of Khartoum, Sudan. It flows to the _____ where it ends at the Mediterranean Sea.
south, north
The ancient Egyptians mostly practiced _______ throughout their history, but they had a different set of gods than the civilizations in Mesopotamia.
polytheism
The Nile also made it possible for Egyptians to ____ with nearby civilizations, such as those in Nubia or the Fertile Crescent.
trade
_____ kept written records for the government and temples, while also creating stories and other literature.
Scribes
What are pyramids?
Large stone tombs
Egypt was originally divided into two regions called _____ _____ and _____ _____, which each had their own separate kingdoms.
Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt
Priests managed the ______ across Egypt and had several tasks such as performing rituals, conducting funerals, and caring for the statue of a specific god who was believed to live in each ______.
temples
A large labor force was needed to complete these huge building projects, such as building the ______.
pyramids
_____ made up the majority of Egypt’s population
Farmers
The Egyptians created one of the first writing systems in the world called ______, which used symbols to communicate sounds, words, and ideas.
hieroglyphics
The Egyptians used ______ to grow a surplus of food, just like the civilizations in Mesopotamia.
irrigation
The Egyptians thought that each person’s ____ and ____ were linked together after death, and that the ____ must still exist so the ____ could go to the afterlife.
body, spirit
In exchange, the Egyptians traded items like ____, _____, and ____ to the Kushites.
grain, papyrus, and cloth
_____ had more legal rights in Egypt than most other civilizations at the time. These included owning property, making contracts, and divorcing their ______.
Women, husbands
Historians could not translate hieroglyphics until the discovery of the _____ ____ in 1799.
Rosetta Stone
______ _____ protected the Egyptians and made it harder for rival civilizations to invade their lands.
Natural barriers
What is the concept of Ma'at?
The idea of a cosmic harmony and balance that existed on Earth and across the universe.
Military conquests increased the wealth of Egypt, since the conquered kingdoms would often send gifts and riches to the _____ _____.
Egyptian leaders
Who was second in command in Ancient Egypt?
The Vizier
What is papyrus?
Paper-like material made from the reeds of a plant that grew along the Nile River.