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Ancient Egypt

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1. The Nile affected Ancient Egyptian life by creating rich farmland in the river valley
2. The Egyptian pharaoh ruled with___ ___ over all the people of Ancient Egypt. absolute power
3. This was an important religious practice in Ancient Egypt mummifying the dead
4. To keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth, Ancient Egyptian scribes began to use hieroglyphs
5. The Ancient Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt developed because rivers left rich soil suitable for farming
6. This feature surrounding the Nile protected Egypt from invasion for hundreds of years the desert
7. The Egyptian pyramids were burial tombs for pharaohs
8. When an Egyptian died, possessions were buried with him/her to take into the afterlife
9. Belief in many gods polytheism
10. Religion and government mixed theocracy
11. In both Egypt and Mesopotamia, a professional writer was called a scribe
12. Osiris was god of the underworld, Re/Ra was god of the sun
13. Town where the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and other large pyramids are located Giza
14. Pharaoh is on top of the __ __ Slaves are least important and are on the bottom. social structure
15. This body of water borders Egypt to the East. ___ ___ Red Sea
16. Discovered in 1799 A.D. the __ __ helps us understand hieroglyphics. Rosetta Stone
17. Objects placed inside the wrapping of a mummy to protect from evil spirits were called ________. amulets
18. Egyptians created the first paper using the _______ plant. papyrus
19. This large sea is directly to the north of Egypt. The Nile flows into the __ __. Mediterranean Sea
20. This extremely fertile region gets silt from the Nile. The ____ _____ is shaped like a triangle. Nile Delta
21. Kings with supreme power rule a __ and pass power on to their oldest son when they die. monarchy
22. _______- means great house and king of Egypt. This person was thought of as a god. pharaoh
23. Process of preserving the body for eternal life is called ___________. mummification
24. The Nile River flows _____. from SOUTH to NORTH
25. Belief in one god is known as __________. MONOTHEISM
26. The two rivers in Mesopotamia were called the _________ and ______. EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS
27. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt had kings and their religions were ___________ (belief in many gods). POLYTHEISTIC
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