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Egyptian Religion
Egyptian Achievements
Egyptian Government
Mesopotamia
Geography
100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
The Egyptians were able to use this plant to make paper
What is Papyrus?
100

This group of people made up the majority of society

(Lower Class - farmers)

100
First known written laws
Hammurabi's Code
100

Rivers did this annually to provide the needs of the people

What is the river flooding?

200
The process of preserving a dead body so it will not rot.
What is mummification?
200

Ancient Egyptians used this invention to help get water from the river to back to their civilization

What is a shadoof?

200
He received his powers and right to rule from the gods
Who is the Pharoah?
200

Farmers created this in Mesopotamia to get waters to their crops.

What is irrigation?

200
The 2 rivers of Mesopotamia AND the 1 main river of Ancient Egypt.
What is the Tigiris & Euphrates AND the Nile?
300

This social group sits right below the Pharoah on the social class system.

What are Government officials?

300
This structure serves as a tomb and monument to dead pharaohs.
What is a pyramid?
300

The name for a family that rules for many years.

What is a dynasty?

300
First written language that used clay tablets and a stylus
cuneiform
300
This body of water is North of Egypt and West of Mesopotamia and gives them the ability to trade with Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
The Egyptians believed in this, that is why they preserved their dead and filled their chambers with gifts and possessions.
What is the afterlife?
400

Due to mummifying, Egyptians became skilled in this part of medicine.

What is the anatomy?

400
Female pharaoh who dressed like a man to prove she could rule as well as any male leader.
Who was Hatshepsut?
400
Structure similar to a pyramid that was used as a religious temple
What is a ziggurat?
400

This sits below Egypt, acting as a natural barrier. 

What is mountains?

500

The gods represented a specific part of what?

What is Nature or Daily life?

500

The most significant part of the Egyptian economy was....

What is trade?
500

Pharaoh who historians argue may have been a myth.

Who is Menes?

500

Mesopotamia is now in this modern day country

What is Iraq?

500
This "dirt" spreads over the farmland when the river floods providing valuable nutrients and minerals to the soil.
What is silt?