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100
What source of water is important to the development of Ancient Egyptian civilization?
What is the Nile River?
100
The _______ kingdom was the highest point of ancient Egyptian power and prosperity.
What is the New Kingdom?
100
Why were the people of ancient Egypt so devoted to the pharaoh?
Egyptians believed their pharaoh was the son of Re, the Egyptian sun god.
100
Ancient Egyptians worshipped hundreds of gods, many who were associated with animals.
What is polytheism?
100
Ancient Egyptians developed a system of writing that used drawings and symbols called _____________ to represent words or sounds.
What is Hieroglyphic?
200
Ancient Egypt was divided into regions. What are the names of these regions?
What is Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt?
200
The legendary first king of United Egypt.
What is Narmer?
200
Could women become Pharaohs?
Yes. There were several female pharaohs like Cleopatra and Hatshepsut.
200
Skilled artists created paintings on the interior wall of the pyramids and burial chambers depicting daily Egyptian life primarily to:
Provide the person buried with servants and things they needed.
200
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
What is to hold the remains of the dead pharaohs
300
Based on what we have learned about the development of ancient civilizations, what do you think caused the birth of Ancient Egyptian civilization?
What is farming and surplus food (which allowed them to grow more food to feed a growing population)?
300
The system of offices and officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government was called a ______________.
What is bureaucracy?
300
Based on what you know about Egyptian society, who are the men dressed in white robes (far left)?
What are scribes?
300
__________ was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
What is the Book of the Dead?
300
Can you decode this image?
What is Great Sphinx?
400
The Black Land was caused by ….
What is yearly flooding of the Nile.
This allowed ancient Egyptian farmers to be able to produce enough food to create a surplus.
400
Trade between Nubia and Egypt created ___________ since each country depended on the other for goods it did not have.
What is Interdependence?
400
Who occupied the bottom of the social structure in Ancient Egypt, and how did they get this position?
Who are slaves, captured as prisoners of war and working at the discretion of the pharaoh or nobles?
400
Ancient Egyptians believed in afterlife and prepared for it in several ways. This included...
What is living a good life and preserving their body through mummification
400
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called ____________.
What is solar calendar?
500
Trade between Nubia and Egypt created ______________ since each country depended on the other for goods it did not have
interdependence
This allowed for the spread of natural resources, goods and ideas between Ancient Egypt and its neighbors like Nubia
500
Why did Egyptians want to trade with Nubia?
Nubia had products, such as ebony, gold, ivory, and iron goods that Egypt could only get through trade
500
_________________ was the chief minister responsible for running the government, ensuring security, collecting taxes, and supervising the kingdom's resources?
What is a vizier?
500
In Ancient Egyptian religion, what significant concept was associated with the god Osiris, and how did it influence their beliefs about the afterlife?
What is the concept of resurrection or rebirth? Osiris was linked to the idea of resurrection, symbolizing the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. This belief played a crucial role in the Egyptians' perception of the afterlife, where they hoped for a renewed existence after death.
500
From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about _____________, or the structure of the human body and its organs.
What is anatomy?