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Nile River Valley
Egypt & the Pharaohs
Art & Architecture
Life & Death
miscellaneous
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The Nile River flows through rocky rapids called...
What are cataracts?
100
One of the most important responsibilities for a pharaoh was...
Making sure the Nile River flooded each year
100
What do wall paintings tell about Egyptians
How they worked and played
100
Who was at the bottom of Egypt's social pyramid?
farmers, servants and slaves
100
The Egyptians and the Sumerians shared which belief?
polytheism
200
What causes the Nile River to flood each year?
spring rains and melting snow
200
Ramses II was known as...
The Warrior King
200
Name two things you would find in a pyramid.
What is a mummified body and items that a ruler might need in the afterlife.
200
Skilled workers who practice a trade or handicrafts are called...
Artisans
200
Egyptians believed that the gods controlled what?
every aspect of their daily lives
300
What is the Black land and why did Egyptian's value it so much?
The fertile land on either side of the Nile River. Rich, moist soil for growing a surplus of crops. The Egyptian's could double crop their food.
300
Egyptians believed that after death a pharaoh would...
join the other gods to live forever
300
What was the role of an Egyptian scribe?
to write and keep records
300
Who was the god of the underworld and death?
Osiris
300
One of the written records Ramses II left about himself as a great leader was...
the words that scolded his troops at Qadesh, which were carved on a temple wall
400
What is one difference between the Black Land and the Red Land?
The black land supported farming. The red land was the desert.
400
Why did the pharaohs hold the highest social position in society
they were rulers whom people considered god-kings
400
Papyrus is important to history because
it was the first paper used to record written records
400
Name the two ways Egyptians prepared for the afterlife
Living a good life and preserving the body (mummification)
400
How did Queen Hatsheput expand Egypt's wealth and power?
through trade
500
What country did the Egyptians trade with most often?
Nubia
500
Why were rituals or ceremonies an important duty for a pharaoh?
rituals were believed to make the Nile River flood each year
500
What Egyptian building was built for the gods and was considered to be one of the most important buildings?
a temple
500
Why did Egyptians believe living a good life was better than living a sinful life?
those that lived good lives would live forever in the afterlife.
500
What is something both men and women wore in Ancient Egypt?
eye make up and wigs