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100
What natural barrier protects the Egyptian people from invaders on both sides of the Nile River?
desert
100

What was the main mode of transportation for trade in Ancient Egypt?

boats

100

The Ancient Egyptians followed a POLYTHEISTIC religion, which means they believed in many ______.

Gods

100

At the top of the social pyramid, a vizier (vuh-zeer) was an advisor to _______.

pharaohs

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 in a process called ______.

mummification

200
Who were the record keepers of Ancient Egypt?
scribes
200

___________ was the writing form of the Ancient Egyptians.

hieroglyphics

300
The Egyptians depended on the annual flooding of the Nile River to make the land _________.
rich and fertile
300
In Ancient Egypt, the job you had as an adult was assigned to you at ___________.
birth
300

This place refers to the afterlife paradise, envisioned as an idealized version of earthly life with endless fields of crops, clear rivers, and a perfect environment where the deceased could live in peace and harmony with the Gods.

Field of Reeds

300

A peasant commonly had the job of ________.

farmer

300

These were built as tombs for the pharaohs

pyramids

400

What are the two bodies of water that border Egypt?

Mediterranean Sea, 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 an embalmer didn't do their job correctly, this happens to a deceased's soul

Soul does not reconnect with the body, and can't make it to the afterlife

400

Which types of people were mummified in Ancient Egypt?

Wealthy elite (pharaohs, members of the royal family, high-ranking officials)

400

The Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________.

papyrus

500

What two types of natural resources did the early Egyptians settle near?

near fresh water and fertile soil

500

The exchange of goods or services for other goods or services without using money is

bartering

500

The organ left in the body during the mummification process

the heart

500
Which social class did not have any rights?
slaves
500

What was the art and architecture of Ancient Egypt (pyramids, obelisks, statues) influenced by?

religion and the afterlife