Ancient Egypt

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• Temples to worship in
• Sumerian artwork
• Natural barriers to protect them
• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Pyramids are 

• warehouses to store food surplus
• temples where people are allowed to come and pray
• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• irrigation
• polytheism
• epic

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?

• Nile Delta
• desert
• far south
• cataracts

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 

• pebbles
• silt
• dust
• clouds

Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• scribe
• merchant