Blue
Green
Red
Purple
Orange
100
What is a preserved body called?
Mummy
100
A structure that served as tombs for Egyptian rulers
Pyramid
100
Life after death
Afterlife
100
To tell in advance
Predict
100
A war between two groups in the same nation
Civil war
200
A paperlike material on which ancient Egyptians wrote
Papyrus
200
Very dry
Arid
200
A triangle-shaped piece of fertile land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river
Delta
200
A time of rule
Reign
200
Pictures or symbols that stand for sounds, words or ideas
Hieroglyphs
300
The skill of conducting negotiations
Diplomacy
300
An examination made to decide whether to carry on trade
Cost-benefit analysis
300
The chief adviser to an ancient Egyptian King
Vizier
300
Relating to the country
Rural
300
A region with a united group of people and a single government
Nation-state
400
What did ancient Egyptian scribes use papyrus for?
To record information
400
What does the word famine mean?
A shortage in food
400
What religious belief in ancient Egypt is connected to mummies?
Belief in the afterlife
400
A series of rulers from the same family is called a....
Dynasty
400
What are rapids or waterfalls?
Cataract
500
Why did the Nile Delta attract early farmers?
Its fertile soil helped crops grow
500
What technologies did the farmers of the Nile Valley develop to mange the problems of floods and droughts?
Dams and dikes for floods and irrigation and water-storage for droughts
500
How did successful farming in the Nile Valley lead to the growth of trading centers in Egypt?
Successful farming led to a surplus of grains (wheat and barley) and Traders from other regions brought copper and wood to Egypt in exchange for food.
500
Why was the city of Memphis built?
To create a capital for a newly united Egypt.
500
What was the main purpose of the pyramids?
Tombs for Egyptian royalty
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