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A plain at the mouth of a river formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
What is a delta
100
Which physical system provided Ancient Egyptians with means to trade, build, and farm?
What is the Nile River
100
In order to preserve bodies for the afterlife the Ancient Egyptians performed what process?
What is mummification
100
Most of what we know about Ancient Egypt is based on
What is paintings that cover the walls of tombs and temples
100
the Hyksos rule Egypt for this amount of time.
What is approximately 100 years?
200
fine soil found on river bottoms
What is silt
200
Houses built along the Nile River were built of what materials?
What is straw and mud
200
Ancient Egyptian god Amon-Re was god of what?
What is the sun god and god of creation
200
This is the Ancient Egyptian form of writing
What is hieroglyphs
200
Hatshepsut was the stepmother of
Who is Thutmose the III?
300
the title of the kings of ancient Egypt
What is a pharaoh
300
In order to eat, Ancient Egyptians used the Nile River to:
What is farm (agriculture)
300
Ancient Egyptians believed that the spirits of the dead made their way to the afterlife in:
What is heavenly boats
300
What does Ancient Egyptian painting often display?
What is royalty and different aspects of life.
300
After years of fighting the Egyptians signed a peace treaty with
What is the Hittites
400
Egyptians believe in the a_______ l_______
What is an afterlife?
400
In order to trade, the Ancient Egyptians used the Nile River as a means of:
What is transportation
400
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs had what built for them throughout the entirety of their reign
What is a pyramid (royal tomb)
400
Often times people's levels of living can be determined in Ancient Egyptian painting in the scene displaying: s_____l c_____s
What is social class?
400
Egyptian history can be divided into three periods
What is Old, Middle, and New Egypt?
500
a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
What is a pyramid
500
The writing paper the Ancient Egyptians traded was called
What is papyrus?
500
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe the dead would come back for?
What is food offerings
500
Which important artifact gave us the clues needed to translate hieroglyphs? We use it today.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
At the height of Egyptian power how far did the kingdom extend from north to south
What is Syria to the north, Nubia to the south?