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The Nile River
Roles of Men and Women
Family Life
Festivals
Agriculture
100
What made the populous of Egypt emerge around the Nile?
What is climate change
100
Egypt treated its _____ better than any of the other civilizations?
What is women
100
During summer, families did what to keep cool at night?
They slept on the roofs of their houses.
100
What festival celebrated the 30th reign of a Pharaoh's rule?
What is the 'Sed' Festival
100
What is one important animal in Egypt?
What is cattle or camel or horse
200
The Nile is a source of three things?
What is water, food and agriculture purposes
200
What is the name given to people who could read and write?
What is scribes
200
What is the natural ingredient Egyptians used in eye-makeup?
Black Kohl
200
The 'Sed' Festival is also called?
What is "Feast of the Trail"
200
What was required for the Nile Valley to be livable?
What is drainage
300
The Nile Valley was also known as?
What is 'Red Land' (desert)
300
Non royal women were referred to as?
What is "Mistress of the House"
300
Name a sport/form of entertainment that women and men enjoyed?
Swimming.
300
The 'Wepet Renpet' Festival was also commonly know in ancient times as?
What is "Opening of the New Year"
300
What are the three basic seasons?
What is 'inundation', 'coming forth'/'growing' and 'drought'
400
Ancient Egypt was largely an agricultural civilization that was dependent on the Nile's what?
What is annual flooding
400
When a woman took on male roles in public, what might she do to display power?
What is hide her feminine features
400
Why did parents choose to have many children?
Because life expectancy was very low for children. (Many died)
400
What festival is the celebration of the Theban Triad?
What is the 'Opet' Festival
400
What were two ways to loosen soil?
What is ploughing, and hoeing
500
Ancient Egyptians called their country 'Kmt' which means 'Black Land', why?
What is the fertile soil that surrounds the Nile
500
Women were rarely seen in Egyptian society as ____,____,____,____?
What is ugly, fat, old and bad tempered
500
What evidence proved that even 'poor' families engaged in inter-sibling marriages?
Ancient tax records
500
Festival of 'Khoiak' was also called?
What is the sustenance festival
500
Why were granaries built off the floor?
What is protection from vermin