Geography and Location
This river was the center of Egyptian life.
What is the Nile River?
This yearly event helped crops grow by leaving behind rich soil.
What is flooding?
This ruler was considered both a king and god.
Who is the Pharaoh?
Egyptians believed in many gods; this is called this type of religion.
What is polytheism?
This group was at the very top of Egyptian society.
Who are pharaoh's?
These natural barriers protected Egypt from invasion (name one).
What are deserts/ cataracts /seas
Egyptians grew crops like wheat and barley used to make this food.
What is bread?
This group of officials helped the Pharoah run the government.
Who are nobles or scribes?
Egyptians believed the soul lived on after death in this.
What is the afterlife?
These people kept records and were important because they could write.
Who are scribes?
The fertile land along the Nile was called this because of its dark soil.
What is the Black Land?
Egyptians depend on the Nile's flooding to avoid this problem.
What is famine (or starvation)?
Egypt had this type of government where one person had total power.
What is monarchy?
This process preserved bodies for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
Farmers made up most of the population and worked in these aras.
What are farms or fields along the Nile?
The Nile flows in this direction.
What is south to north?
Irrigation systems heled Egyptians do this to their crops.
What is water them?
Egyptians believed the pharaoh's authority came from this.
What is the gods (divine power)?
This god was the ruler of the underworld.
Who is Osiris?
This group was below the Pharoah and included government officials.
Who are nobles?
Name TWO reasons why the Nile was important to Egypt.
What are it provided water, fertile soil, and transportation?
What would happen if the Nile did NOT flood?
What is crops would fail and famine would occur?
How were religion and government connected in Egypt?
What is the pharaoh was seen as a god and ruled with divine authority?
Why did Egyptians mummify bodies?
Why were scribes important in Egyptian society?
What is they could read/write and kept records?