Which of the city is the location of the Great Pyramid?
Giza
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What type of religion did the ancient Egyptians practice?
Polytheism
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What conclusion can be drawn about Egypt's social hierarchy?
The pharaoh held supreme authority over all groups in Egyptian society.
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The Egyptians were able to preserve the bodies of their dead, typically only for pharaohs, nobles and the wealthy, what was this process called?
embalming
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When the river would flood, what was the name of the material that made Egyptian soil ideal for farming?
Silt
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An ancient Egyptian hymn contains the line: "The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all that's good, lord of majesty, sweet of fragrance." What does the hymn refer to?
Nile River
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This was the name of the form of paper ancient Egyptians created out of a reed plant.
Papyrus
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What was the name of the writing system that the ancient Egyptians developed based on picture symbols?
Hieroglyphics
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*mummification
embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
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natural barriers
deserts (Sahara, Eastern and Western), mountains, or bodies of water (Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, cataracts) that create barriers from invasion
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*irrigation system
A way of supplying water to an area of land
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*Nile River
The river the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.
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*Great Sphinx
Has the head of a man and the body of a lion. Built as a home for the sun-god, Ra, so he could protect the pharaohs buried in the tombs.
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*pharaoh
Title given to the kings of Egypt meaning "great house." Believed to be a king and a god.
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dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family.
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Egyptian Social Classes
Shaped like a pyramid; Pharaoh at the top, then vizier, followed by nobles and priests, then scirbes and soldiers, then craftsmen, and farmers servants and slaves at the bottom
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Menes
An Egyptian king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt
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*papyrus
A reed plant that grew along the Nile and was used to make baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper
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*delta
A landform where a river splits off into a number of streams that fan out over an area of fertile soil before emptying into a larger body of water.
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polytheism
Belief in many gods
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Hatshepsut
She was a New Kingdom Pharaoh that took power when her husband died leaving her the guardian of his son, Thutmose III, a young child. She was the first female pharaoh. Hatshepsut claimed the throne for herself and the kingdom thrived under her rule because she focused on trade instead of war.
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Lower Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the north due to elevation
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Upper Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the south due to elevation
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*pyramids
Mountain-like tombs the size of several city blocks made for Egyptian pharaohs entirely out of stone; designed to protect the pharaoh's body from floods, wild animals, and grave robbers
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*hieroglyphics
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
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Gift of the Nile
Egypt was called this because it would not have existed without the Nile
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*The Nile flooding
was a predictable (annual) event that the Egyptians used to plan their farming and calendars.
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*hieroglyphics
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
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Upper Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the south due to elevation
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Hatshepsut
She was a New Kingdom Pharaoh that took power when her husband died leaving her the guardian of his son, Thutmose III, a young child. She was the first female pharaoh. Hatshepsut claimed the throne for herself and the kingdom thrived under her rule because she focused on trade instead of war.
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Lower Egypt
on a map of Ancient Egypt this would have been located in the north due to elevation
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polytheism
Belief in many gods
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*delta
A landform where a river splits off into a number of streams that fan out over an area of fertile soil before emptying into a larger body of water.
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Social hierarchy
the division of society by rank or class
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Menes
An Egyptian king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt
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*pharaoh
Title given to the kings of Egypt meaning "great house." Believed to be a king and a god.
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dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family.
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*Nile River
The river the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.
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*irrigation system
A way of supplying water to an area of land
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natural barriers
deserts (Sahara, Eastern and Western), mountains, or bodies of water (Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, cataracts) that create barriers from invasion
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A chart of ancient Egyptian society is shown. Which conclusion can be drawn from this chart?
The pharaoh held supreme authority over all groups in Egyptian society.
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An ancient Egyptian hymn contains the line: "The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all that's good, lord of majesty, sweet of fragrance." What does the hymn refer to?
Nile River
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What was the name of the writing system that the ancient Egyptians developed based on picture symbols?
Hieroglyphics
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When the river would flood, what was the name of the material that made Egyptian soil ideal for farming?
Silt
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What type of religion did the ancient Egyptians practice?
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