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The fertile, flat land of the Nile ________ makes farming possible in the desert.
Delta
The Rosetta Stone contained demotic, Greek and ______ writing.
Hieroglyphic
The double crown of Egypt represented the _____ of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Unification
A steep rapid in the Nile River is called a ________
Cataract
The first Egyptian pyramid was built for _____ Zoser
Pharaoh
The Hyksos were able to conquer Lower Egypt because they had better _________
Technology
Hatshepsut became the first female ruler known in history when _______
Her husband, the Pharaoh died.
Egyptian knowledge in ___________ made it possible to build pyramids.
Mathematics
_________ and copper were some of the natural resources of Nubia
Gold
Kush grew into a rish and powerful Kingdom by ________
Trading
A group of lands and people under one government describes an ____________
Empire
After Menes built a palace in Memphis, Egypt's supreme ruler was always called __________
Pharaoh
The paper made from reeds that grew in the Nile Delta was called __________
Papyrus
People who received training to write hieroglypics were called
Scribes
Ancient Egypt's economy was based on
First on farming, then on foreign trade
The seasonal overflow of the Nile River caused the land to be
rich and fertile
The practice of one person owning another is called
Slavery
Most ancient Egyptian writing is about ______ and _______
Religion and government
The development of __________ in Egypt contributed greatly to the growth of its civilization.
Irrigation
The pharaoh of ancient Egypt were ________ by the people
Worshiped
Unlike women in most other ancient civilizations, Egyptian women could
Own property
The need to irrigate farmland caused the ancient Egyptians to _______ with each other.
Cooperate
Scholars learned the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics by studying the
Rosetta Stone
Which ruler greatly increased Egypt's wealth through trade?
Hatshepsut
Desert