Ancient Egypt

Front

Which continent is Egypt located on?

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Africa

Front

Which direction does the longest river in the World (the Nile) flow?

Back

North

Front

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid?

Back

Most people at bottom, fewest people at the top

Front

Who built the giant temples and the pyramids for the pharaohs?

Back

Peasant farmers during flood season

Front

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
working as a scribe, running a business, owning land, asking for a divorce

Back

working as a scribe

Front

What is the longest river in the World?

Back

Nile River

Front

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

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Irrigation

Front

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

Back

Gave Natural Protection

Front

Mesopotamians used cuneiform to write, what did Egyptians use?

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hieroglyphics

Front

What allowed archaeologists to decode the ancient hieroglyphs by comparing them to Greek?

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Rosetta Stone