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100
What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?
desert
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
The adviser to the pharaoh near the top of the social pyramid was called ____________.
the vizier
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

The Ancient Egyptians believed the Pharaoh was a ____.

God

300

What was the purpose of the scarab beetle amulet on the mummy?

It protected the soul during its journey through the underworld

300
A peasant is another word for an Egyptian ___________.
farmer
300
Large stone __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
pyramids
400

What is a natural barrier? What were the 3 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
If the Egyptian embalmer did not do a good job what would happen the the mummy's soul in the afterlife?
It would not recognize and reunite with its body
400

Which group of wealthy people on the social pyramid are chosen by the pharaoh to help govern Egypt.

nobles

400

The Egyptians and the Mesopotamians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols. However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Mesopotamians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.

papyrus, clay tablets

500

How were the early Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations similar in where they settled?

near fresh water and fertile soil

500

Who had the most power after the Pharaoh?

The Vizier

500
When mummifying a body what organ do you leave inside the body?
the heart
500

Which social class did not have any rights?

Enslaved People
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