Ancient Egypt and India

Which river was the most important to people in Egypt?

• Indus

• Congo

• Nile

• Yangtze

An ancient king who ruled with absolute power - they were considered gods

• Dictator

• President

• Dynasty

• Pharoah

In Egypt there were 31 different dynasties over the course of 3000 years. These are usually divided into three periods known as

Mark all that are correct

• The Golden Kingdom

• The Old Kingdom

• The Middle Kingdom

• The New Kingdom

Isis’s husband who was god of the afterworld

• Aten

• Amon-Re

• Hapi

• Osiris

Flooding of the Nile led to

• a reliable calendar to record dates, times and numbers

• Kemet - a black soil great for growing things

• Lines of communication and trade

• a way for enemies to attack Egypt

Picture-like symbols used for writing. They were very complex - you would have to spell out the word and then add a picture to show what it meant

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Developed by the Shang Dynasty for Turtle Shells

• Sanskrit

developed in 1550 BCE as a system of writing

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Developed by the Shang Dynasty for Turtle Shells

• Sanskrit

a social structure in which classes are determined by your

birthright

• Castle System

• Caste System

• Case System

• Casting System

Decimal system and the idea of zero was invented

• Egypt

• China

• India

• Mesopotamia

There is one spiritual power that binds everything.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism