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03 - Egypt
Egypt 6th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was in charge of the government in Egypt (the king) | pharaoh |
| Ancient Egypt was located on this continent | Africa |
| This river provided much needed water | Nile |
| World's largest desert, in Africa | Sahara |
| To water, Egyptians had to do this to their crops | irrigate |
| Egyptians believed in many gods which is called | polytheism |
| Land that is good for growing | fertile |
| Soil carried by a river that is very fertile | silt |
| an oval shaped object used to put a name on an Egyptian coffin | cartouche |
| Writing in Egypt | hieroglyphics |
| Took many years to build; Many pharaohs mummies were placed in these to keep them safe | pyramid |
| Preserving a dead body | mummify |
| extra supply | surplus |
| reed plant used to make paper | papyrus |
| this stone helped archaeologists decipher hieroglyphics | Rosetta |
| This government has a king or queen that has all the power | monarchy |
| Egyptians had to give the pharaoh crops, goods they made or their time as a ______ | tax |
| These people were doctors and in charge of mummifying bodies | priests |
| Irrigation method using a bucket & rope | shadoof |
| The Nile River flows north and empties into this sea | Mediterranean |
| King Tut's tomb is what type of source | Primary |
| A book in the library about pyramids is this type of source | Secondary |
| This pharaoh's tomb was sealed for 3000 years & gave a look at life many years ago | Tut |
| Boys that did the writing were called | scribes |
| This sea is located to the east of Africa | Red |
| Most people in ancient Egypt were | farmers |
| Egypt captured many _______ that were forced to do lots of jobs | slaves |
| fertile land at the end of the Nile River | delta |