Why did hieroglyphics become extinct?

They weren’t used for centuries, so no one could read them.

Why did anger grow in the Old Kingdom?

Pharaohs demanded too much in property and time.

Who was the most important person to Egypt’s economy and on what was it based?

The pharaoh; agriculture and farmers

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Ancient Egypt - Land of the Pharaohs

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A review of Ancient Egypt - Lesson 2

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1
Who was the most important god to the ancient Egyptians? Why?
Pharaoh; He gave life to Egypt.
Isis; She protected the people from sickness and harm.
Ra; He was the giver of life.
Osiris; He represented the dead who awaited rebirth.
2
Why did hieroglyphics become extinct?
The pharaoh didn't want to use hieroglyphics anymore.
Scribes liked writing in Greek better.
They weren’t used for centuries, so no one could read them.
They were overused and too many people understood them.
3
Why did anger grow in the Old Kingdom?
Area governors mummified too many people.
Area governors owned too much land.
Pharaohs demanded too much in property and time.
Pharaohs paid way too much money.
4
What is the way a people manages money and resources to produce goods and services called?
finances
economy
social pyramid
taxes
5
Who was the most important person to Egypt’s economy and on what was it based?
Osiris; mummification and afterlife
Ra; sacrifice and prayer
The pharaoh; agriculture and farmers
Isis; economy and slavery
6
What helped to unlock the meaning of hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone
King Tut
The Blarney Stone
An Egyptian scribe
7
What do we call the first period of Egyptian unity and about how long did it last?
New Kingdom; 1500 years
Middle Kingdom; 1000 years
Old Kingdom; 500 years
1st Period; 40 minutes
8
What does the illustration show? Who ordered it?
Wearing different crowns; Cleopatra
Destruction of Egypt; King Tut
Unification of Egypt; Narmer
Taking over Egypt; Khufu
9
Why were the pyramids built and what were they made of?
marketplaces for villagers; brick
art for pharaohs; sand
tombs for pharaohs; stone
homes for slaves; marble
10
Who ordered the construction of the Great Pyramids?
Menes
Thebes
King Tut
Khufu

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