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LSMS:Egypt
6th Grade Egypt Study Aid
Question | Answer |
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Why is Egypt called the "gift of the Nile"? | transportation, trade, irrigation, fertile soil, food, drinking water |
Landscape of Upper Egypt | stone cliffs and desert sands |
Landscape of Lower Egypt | fertile delta |
How has the Rosetta Stone helped historians? | It helped decode hieroglyphics |
Silt | Layer of rich fertile soil left by the river |
Hieroglyphics | Egyptian system of writing |
Hatshepsut | first female pharaoh |
Khufu | Pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid |
One of the highest jobs in Egyptian society | priest |
Astronomy helped develop | calendar |
Describe Egyptian religion | polytheistic |
During the Middle ages Egypt was invaded by the... | Hyksos |
Embalming | preparing the body for the afterlife |
fertile | good for growing crops |
Goods from Nubia | exotic animals, gold, ivory, incense |
Scribes | people who kept written records |
Egypt granted fairly equal rights to ... | women |
Akhenton | promoted worship of one god |
Why is the southern part of the Nile called the Upper Nile? | river begins in the south and ends in the north |
barter | trading for goods |
dynasty | line of rulers from the same family |
Hatshepsut made Egypt richer through... | trade |