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100

The Nile River deposits _________ when it floods to help the crops be plentiful. 

silt

100
____________ was the Egyptian style of government in which government and religion are combined. The Pharaoh was thought to be divine.
theocracy
100
The Ancient Egyptians followed a _________ religion. They believed in many gods.
polytheistic
100

Who was at the top of the social pyramid?

Who is the pharaoh?

100
Canals were dug along the Nile River so that crops could receive water. This process is called ______________.
irrigation
200
The Nile flows ________ to _________ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
south to north
200
The religious and political leader of Ancient Egypt was called the _______________.
pharaoh
200
The Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead bodies for the afterlife. What was this process called?
mummification
200
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
scribes
200
___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.
hieroglypics
300

The Egyptians depended on the annual flooding of the Nile River to make the land _________.

fertile

300

Which ruler established strong trade routes with other civilizations?

Hatshepsut

300
What is the term that means "belief in one god?"
monotheistic
300
A peasant is another word for an Egyptian ___________.
farmer
300

What is an invention Egyptians created that we use today?

Mathematics, Medicine, Astrology

400

What were the 3 natural barriers that protected Egypt?

desert, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea

400
______ is a sequence of rulers from the same family. This is how Egypt was ruled for 3,000 years.
dynasty
400

Anubis would use the weight of a _________ against the heart to see if the person could enter the afterlife.

A feather

400
Which group of people on the social pyramid are chosen by the pharaoh to govern the nomes (states) of Egypt.
nobles
500

How were the early Egyptian and Mesopotamians civilizations similar in terms of where they settled?

near fresh water and fertile soil

500
1. The Egyptians traded goods for goods, a system called ____________. 2. Who did the Egyptians trade with? 3. How did they trade with them?
1. bartering 2. civilizations along the Red and Mediterranean Seas 3. by boat
500
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
the heart
500
Which social class did not have any rights?
slaves
500
The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt (pyramids, obelisks) were designed to emphasize the _________. a. value of artwork b. agricultural diversity c. religion and the afterlife
c. religion and the afterlife