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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 _________.
rich and fertile
300
In Ancient Egypt, the job you had as an adult was assigned to you at ___________.
birth
300

Who is the god of the afterlife and mummification?  

Anubis

300

What was the most common job in Ancient Egypt?

farmer

300
Large stone __________ were built as tombs for the pharaohs.
pyramids
400

The Nile River is .... (list one fact about the actual river) 

answers will vary - the longest river in the world, 4,130 miles long, flows north, is the lifeblood of Egypt

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

What was the purpose of mummification?

To preserve the body so it would make it to the afterlife

400

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

nobles

400
The Egyptians and the Sumerians both had a system of writing that used pictures or symbols. However, the Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on ________ and the Sumerians wrote Cuneiform on ____________.
paper/papyrus clay tablets
500

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

near fresh water and fertile soil

500

Who was the first female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt? 

Queen Hatshepsut

500

What is another word for gods or goddesses? 

deities

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