Ancient Civilizations-Mesopotamia and Egypt

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The Ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were

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gods in human form

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Egypt is located on which continent?

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Africa

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Which river is said to "give life to Egypt" both in ancient and modern times?

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Nile

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Beginning with Greek historians, Egyptian kings have been known as_____________

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Pharaohs

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Most of the Egyptian society was.......

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Polytheistic

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Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called

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hieroglyphics

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If you went to school in Ancient Egypt, what would you write on?

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papyrus

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Which statement best describes burial practices of Egyptians? Options: they burned their bodies on a funeral pyre, they carried their dead to neighboring countries, they mummified the bodies of their dead, they buried their dead in the waters of the Nile

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they mummified the bodies of their dead

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The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in

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afterlife

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What was the MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

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tombs for pharaohs when they died