Ancient Egypt Challenge 1

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What is the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

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Nile

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What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids? Options: temples for religious worship, storehouses for reserves of grain, homes for the pharaohs' servants, tombs for pharaohs when they died

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tombs for pharaohs when they died

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How did the Egyptians use papyrus?

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to make paper

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The process of preserving a body for the afterlife

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Mummification

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An Egyptian ruler was called a ___________

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pharaoh

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Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

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hieroglyphics

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Papyrus was the earliest form of ________.

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paper

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The writing system of Ancient Egypt

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hieroglyphics

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Irrigation is _________________________.

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bringing water to land

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Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, gold, food, and games?

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They believed the dead enjoyed their things in the afterlife.