Egypt Review

Pro or Con? The Nile is the longest river in the world. It helped Egyptians irrigate crops, transport goods, and travel for trade.

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• Con

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Allowed Egyptians to track the number of days between flooding cycles.

• Pyramids

• 365 Day Calendar

• Mummification

• Irrigation

Pro or Con? Too much flooding destroyed crops and homes.

• Pro

• Con

• Pron

• Crop

Most important body of water in ancient times. Helped most early civilizations, including Mesopotamia and Egypt with trade and transportation.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Aegean Sea

• Yellow Sea

• Under the Sea

Used to make paper to allow for trade transactions and to record history.

• Irrigation

• Rocks

• Papyrus plant

• Hieroglyphics

Where the Great Pyramid along with others are located.

• Giza

• Cairo

• Athens

• Ur

The keeping of power in the family- passing the throne of the Pharaoh to a family member- usually the oldest son.

• Irrigation

• Pharaoh

• Pacification

• Dynasty

Allowed the world to unlock the meaning of the Egyptian writing system, Hieroglyphics.

• Latin

• Cuneiform

• Rosetta Stone

• Irrigation

The belief in many gods, such as RA, Anubis, Osiris.

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Multigoddery

• Irrigation

Being a good person that results in a light heart without sins that balances with the Feather of Truth.

• How to be a farmer

• Key to being a pharaoh

• Key to irrigation

• Key to the afterlife