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Ancient Egypt
6th Grade Social Studies
Question | Answer |
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A ruler of Ancient Egypt was called: | A Pharaoh |
Pharaoh is on top of the __ __ Slaves are least important and are on the bottom. | social structure |
Pharaoh is on top of the __ __ Slaves are least important and are on the bottom. | social structure |
The Nile affected Ancient Egyptian life by creating | rich farmland in the river valley |
The Egyptian pharaoh ruled with___ ___ over all the people of Ancient Egypt. | absolute power |
This was an important religious practice in Ancient Egypt | mummifying the dead |
To keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth, Ancient Egyptian scribes began to use | hieroglyphs |
The Ancient Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt developed because rivers left | rich soil suitable for farming |
This feature surrounding the Nile protected Egypt from invasion for hundreds of years | the desert |
The Egyptian pyramids were | burial tombs for pharaohs |
When an Egyptian died, possessions were buried with him/her to take into | the afterlife |
Belief in many gods | polytheism |
Religion and government mixed | theocracy |
In both Egypt and Mesopotamia, a professional writer was called a | scribe |
Osiris was god of the underworld, Re/Ra was god of the | sun |
Town where the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and other large pyramids are located | Giza |
Kings with supreme power rule a __ and pass power on to their oldest son when they die. | monarchy |
_______- means great house and king of Egypt. This person was thought of as a god. | pharaoh |
Process of preserving the body for eternal life is called ___________. | mummification |
The Nile River flows from _______ to ________. | SOUTH to NORTH |
Belief in one god is known as __________. | MONOTHEISM |
The two rivers in Mesopotamia were called the _________ and ______. | EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS |