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Critical Thinking
100
a rock-filled rapid in a river
What is a cataract
100
a skilled worker
What is an artisan
100
The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating this
What is rich farmland
100
How did Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
They preserved the bodies of their dead.
100
How did the Nile River provide rich farmland?
What is annual flooding.
200
a powerful Egyptian ruler
What is a pharaoh
200
a scientist that studies the stars, planets, and other objects in the sky
What is an astronomer
200
In 4000 B.C. communities in the Nile River valley first developed here
What is the delta of Lower Egypt
200
Most ancient Egyptians belonged to this social class
What is workers and farmers or peasants
200
After annual flooding, what was the rich land used for?
What is planting crops.
300
An Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular-shaped building call this
What is a pyramid
300
a type of picture writing
What is a hieroglyph or hieroglyphics
300
Who did Egyptian pharaohs rule with absolute power over?
What is all Egyptians
300
Why did ancient Egyptian astronomers study the stars?
To predict the flooding of the Nile
300
Where did farming communities flourish?
What is the Nile River
400
a family of rulers
What is a dynasty
400
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
What is a regent
400
What happened to Egypt throughout the first six dynasties?
Egypt became bigger and more prosperous. (had able rulers and a good government system)
400
What happened when Nubians controlled trade routes using iron weapons?
Meroe became rich.
400
Ancient Egyptian religion explained this
What is nature
500
Egyptians used reedlike plants to make this type of paper
What is papyrus
500
rich, fertile soil
What is silt
500
How was religion an important part in Egyptian life?
It explained natural events to the people.
500
What physical geographical feature was important to the Egyptian civilization?
What is the Nile River.
500
Why did ancient Egyptians try to please the gods
So the gods wouldn't harm them
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