Ancient Egypt Review

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The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

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Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt.

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The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact? The geography supported various desert plants & birds. The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely. The geography included areas for farming. The geography helped to unify the country.

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The geography included areas for farming.

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Pyramids are ______.

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royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet at a point on top.

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Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?

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Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.

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Ancient Egyptian writing was made up of symbols representing objects, syllables, and letters. This form of writing was called ____.

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hieroglyphics

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Since the Egyptians believed that the other self or spirit of a dead person lived in the corpse (dead body) during the afterlife, what process was developed to preserve the corpse?

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mummification

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What was the most important use of the papyrus plant?

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It was used as a writing surface.

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The Nile River annually deposited silt into the ______.

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Nile Delta

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Why did the pharaohs of Egypt have so much power?

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They were considered both gods and kings.

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What was the job of an Egyptian scribe?

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to write