Ancient Egyptian Life

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How does the Nile River flow?

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starting in the south to the north

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What is a Pharaoh?

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God and king

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What is this system of writing called? Options: calligraphy, Hieroglyphs, Cuneiform, Alphabet

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Hieroglyphs

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What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?

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They were mummifed

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Egypt is in

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Africa

Front

How often did the Nile River flood?

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Every year at about the same time

Front

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion? Options: the afterlife, the pyramids, the pharaohs, the heavens

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the afterlife

Front

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

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Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

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In the Egyptian social order, which class was a part of the bureaucracy which helped the pharaoh run the government and temples? Options: nobles, scribes, craftspeople, servants

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nobles

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Dynasty

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a series of rulers from the same family