GEOGRAPHY AND EARLY CIVILIZATION
This river was the center of Ancient Egyptian life.
THE NILE RIVER!!!
This person held absolute power at the top of society.
The Pharaoh
Most Egyptians worked in this occupation.
Farmers (almost 80-90%!!)
Fractions were written using this symbol to represent a numerator of 1.
The eye symbol
The pyramids were built for this purpose.
Tombs for pharaohs
Ancient Egypt was located in this part of Africa.
Northeastern Africa!!
These officials acted as the Pharaoh’s right-hand and managed key systems.
Viziers
These two crops were the main foods grown in Ancient Egypt.
Wheat and barley
Egyptians used this type of math with ropes and knots to measure land.
Geometry
This organ was left in the body for judgment in the afterlife.
The heart
Ancient Egypt formed around this time period.
Around 6000 BCE (that's 8000 years ago!!)
These people worked in temples and served religious duties.
Priests
This percentage of civilians were farmers.
80–90% (wow..........)
Egyptians used this system where numbers are added together like tallies.
Additive system
This dangerous sport involved knocking opponents off boats into the Nile.
Fishermen’s Jousting
This natural feature made the land ideal for farming and attracted settlements.
Fertile soil from the Nile River
These two groups included educators and fighters.
Scribes and Soldiers
Wheat was mainly used for this, while barley was used for this drink.
Bread and beer (Ancient Egyptians looooooovvveddd beer. They had it for breakfast too!)
Egyptians did not have this number in their system.
Zero
Ancient Egyptian religion had over this many gods.
Over 2000 deities
This yearly natural event both destroyed farmland and supported agriculture.
The flooding of the Nile River
These people were often prisoners of war or in debt and were at the bottom.
Slaves and Servants
This problem forced Egyptians to use math to divide land fairly.
Flooding erased field boundaries.
rawr
Egyptian math was based on this number system.
Base 10
These servants had the unusual job of protecting pharaohs from insects.
Fly servants