Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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What aspect of Egyptian sculpture most influenced the sculpture of later civilizations ?
Realism.
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Why were Egyptians buried with their prized possessions??
Because they believed in an afterlife similar to their regular life, and wanted the items with them in death.
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Which statement describes Egypt's early dynastic period?
Upper and lower egypt were unified under a single ruler.
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What would happen if there was less than the average amount of rainfall in Ethiopia?
The soil in the river would get fewer nutrients.
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Why did Egyptian trade networks first develop?
They developed because pharaohs sent gifts to other rulers.
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A pharaoh named Akhenaton forced his subjects to worship only the sun god Aton. Why was this a conflict?
Egyptian society was surrounded around polytheism.
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Why were priests on the same level as government offficials?
As a living god, the pharaoh appointed priests to do the religious stuff. There was no seperation between government and religion.
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What effect did the invention of irrigation systems have on ancient Egypt?
The irrigation systems allowed the framers to spread their crops farther away from the river valley.
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How did architects in ancient Egypt determine the standard length of a cubit?
Architects used rods and ropes with a standard length.
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What was Egypt like before the foundation of the first dynasty by Menes?
Upper and lower Egypt often fought wars.
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Why did Egypt trade with other civilizations?
Egypt was able to grow grain and other crops that other civilizations needed.
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What was so special about King Tutankhamun's tomb?
All of its original contents were still in the tomb.
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Framers in ancient egypt were required to pay large amounts of their crops for taxes, rent, and ---------
Religious tribute.
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Which geographic feature is a part of lower Egypt?
The Nile delta.
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Which of these ancient Egyptians would have used papyrus daily?
Tax collectors.
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Which resident of Egypt would have been enslaved?
Enemy soldiers captured in war.
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What inference is supported by the information on the map? 
Major cities relied on their close proximity to the river to survive.