Egypt and Kush

What led to the Nile's yearly spring flooding for Egypt?

• The grew papyrus.

• Egyptians became skilled farmers.

• There was an increase in trade.

• Specialization.

A government in which the ruler is both a political and religious leader is known as a(n)

• theocracy

• democracy

• heiroarchy

• dictatorship

Who makes up the middle class?

• priests and priestesses

• enslaved people

• traders, artisan and scribes

• farmers

Why did Egyptian study the book of the dead?

• to learn about family members who died before them.

• to learn how to avoid death.

• to learn how to embalm a body.

• to learn how to obtain life after death.

Egyptians were the first people to write books in the field of

• mathematics

• medicine

• astronomy

• art

The opening of a pyramid had to face north. Egyptians studied the stars and created _________________ as a result.

• the order of the planets

• the book of constellations

• the 365-day calendar

• geometry

What ruler avoided war and expanded Egypt's economy through trade?

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose II

• Tut

• Ahmose

What ruler built many temples during his rule?

• Ahmose

• Tut

• Amenhotep IV (Ak)

• Ramses II

Which was NOT a right of Egyptian women?

• own property

• divorce their husbands

• take care of the children and house

• buy and sell goods

What was the natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south?

• cataracts

• desserts

• delta marsh

• mountains