Ancient Egypt Flashcards by Michele Powers

Q

Main river in Egypt

A

The Nile

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The Gifts of the Nile

A

Allowed for fertile soil
Transportation and trade
Papyrus

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Q

Pharoahs were

A

Thought to be as powerful as the Gods of the Heavens

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Government

A

Theocracy - Based on religious authority

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Q

Why did they mummify people?

A

To preserve the body for the after life.

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Social order

A

Upper Class
Middle Class
Lower Class

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Writing

A

Hieroglyphics

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Natural Protection

A

The desert

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Q

The Nile flowed from

A

South to North

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The Nile had troubling

A

cateracts

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