The Old Kingdom - Ancient Egypt

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The Egyptians believed that the pharaohs had absolute power over all of the land and people of Egypt because he (or she) came to Earth to manage Egypt for the rest of the gods.

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True

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Egypt traded with Nubia.

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True

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There were very few trees that grew naturally in Egypt. In order to get wood, the Egyptians had to...

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trade with Syria

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What did scribes do?

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Scribes wrote messages using hieroglyphics.

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The Mediterranean Sea is to the north of Egypt.

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True

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Many Egyptian religious customs focused on what happened after people died.

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True

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The Egyptians believed in...

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many gods and goddesses.

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The Egyptians had gods for nearly everything, including the sun, the sky, and the earth. Many gods mixed human and animal forms. True or False?

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True

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Ra is a very famous Egyptian god. Ra is the god of the...

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sun

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Who had mummies made in ancient Egyptian religious beliefs regarding the afterlife?

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Only royalty and other members of Egypt's elite, or people of wealth and power, could afford to have mummies made.