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What was Ra the God of?
Sun
True or False: Lower Egypt is where the Nile River begins.
False
What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?
Fewest numbers of people were in higher classes.
If you were a peasant and wanted to raise your status, you could...
Become a scribe.
What is a Pharaoh?
an ancient Egyptian king
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
North
What is the area at the end of the Nile River called?
Nile Delta
Inside the pyramid was the tomb where the Pharaoh's body lay inside a coffin. The body was wrapped to preserve it. What is the wrapped body called?
Mummy
What is preserving a dead body called?
embalming
What is the name given to the symbols used in the Egyptian system of writing?
hieroglyphs
How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
Offered protection from invaders.
Which Egyptian pharaoh was the first female pharaoh, as well as the pharaoh who encouraged trade and promoted arts and great architecture?
Pharaoh Hatshepsut
The Egyptian Afterlife was...
where the Egyptians believed they would go when they died.
What was true about members of Egypt's peasant class?
largest social class
Which of the following was NOT inside the Canopic jars?
The brain
Who was considered to be the most powerful official under pharaoh? This person served as a kind of chief judge, and carried out the pharaoh's orders.
the vizier
Which shows the rank of social classes in Ancient Egypt from top to bottom?
Pharaoh, scribes, peasants
What is the purpose of mummification?
to preserve the body
The group of craftspeople who did metal work, wood work, made sculptures, painted, and carved stone were members of which layer of the Ancient Egyptian social pyramid?
craftsmen
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Upper and lower Egypt