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egypt studyguidetest
sudy guide test
| What did Egyptian use the calendar for | calendars were used to keep track of the days between the flooding Cycles |
| How did Egyptians Explain natural events | through the Gods |
| How did the Pharaohs Life affect the lives of the Egyptians | he was the total ruler and God to the people |
| Why did Egyptians preserve the bodies of the Dead | they embalmed the bodies |
| What contributed to economic surpluses and agents and other civilization | Trade and riches from conquered cities |
| What was the largest class in Egypt | Farmers, servants, and slaves |
| Why was Egypt called The Gift of the Nile | the river brought life to Egypt |
| What did the ancient Egyptian astronomers do that benefit Egypt | What did the ancient Egyptian astronomers do that benefit Egypt |
| The _______ affected the development of Egyptian civilization the _______made it possible for the Egyptians to grow enough food and to trade with other civilization the ________provided them with protection from Invaders | nile nile nile |
| How did the Nile River affect the Egyptians life | provided food, nature barriers, projection form invaders |
| What kind of power did the Pharaoh have over the Egyptians? | theocracy, total power considered a God and Kin |
| what is a delta? | a triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river |
| Artisan? | sculptures, builders, Carpenters, Jewel, metal workers, and leather workers |
| Pharaoh? | the title used by the rulers of Egypt |
| mummy | specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth |
| what were pyramids | a huge triangular Tom built by the Egyptians and other people |
| what are hieroglyphics? How are they different than Can-Am forum? | Egyptian writing system hieroglyphics used papyrus with brushes and ink |
| where are the Great Pyramids located? | Giza |
| what did the annual flooding due for the land? | It brought in the silt and destroyed the weeds |
| papyrus | a long-lasting paper-like material made from Reeds that the ancient Egyptians used to write on |
| archaeologist | people who practice archaeology/study the past based on what people left behind |
| why were the Pyramids so important to the Egyptian people | They were the resting place for the Pharaohs and the afterlife |
| Drought | a time with little or no rain |
| Inundation- | when the flood waters of the Nile came up and spit on to the land along the side of the river |
| Emergence | when flooding stops and water leaves the fields |
| what was the importance of the Rosetta Stone | it's translated hieroglyphics into Greek form of Egyptian |
| Why did Egyptians Shadow along the banks of the Nile River? | The flooding of the area brought rich land for farming there was desert on both sides of the river where people could not survive |
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