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100
In which direction does the Nile River flow?
South to North
100
A tall pole-like structure used to measure floodwater
Nilometer
100
What is the Pharaoh's duty?
to make the law and maintain order in the kingdom
100
What did they eat?
bread
100
What is this?
the sphinx
200
How long is the Nile River?
4,145 miles
200
Rushing or swirling water that is too difficult to travel along.
Cataract
200
Who was the pharaoh's second-in-command?
vizier
200
What did most people do for work?
farmers
200
What is this?
Hieroglyphics
300
The Nile River is often called the "____________" or "_____________" of Egypt.
lifeblood or The Gift
300
an overflowing of water
too high meant ruined homes and drowned villages
floodwaters
300
Who were scribes?
They could read and write and kept records
300
What did they wear?
linen
Women wore dresses. Men wore kilts.
300
What did Ancient Egyptians do when someone died?
preserved the body using mummification
400
What protected Ancient Egypt from invasions?
cataracts and desert
400
The mouth of the river
Where the river spreads and enters the sea
Sediment is deposited here creating very fertile soil
delta
400
Who became slaves?
prisoners-of-war
400
What job gave people the chance to rise in social class?
soldier
400
Why were most Ancient Egyptian pyramids built?
as tombs for pharaohs
500
The heart of Ancient Egypt was a strip of land along the Nile River between what 2 things?
The first cataract and the Mediterranean Sea
500
Name 2 seasons.
Inundation, Emergence, Drought
500
What is the difference between merchants and craftsmen?
Merchants sell the things Craftsmen made
500
Name 2 common craftsman jobs.
potter, leather worker, carpenter, jeweler
500
What animal was very important to Ancient Egyptians?
cats