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Why were pyramids built?

The Egyptians adapted to their environment by

Ancient Egypt Part One

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1
The Egyptians adapted to their environment by
farming only during the fall and
sailing away to dryer lands.
farming on land flooded by the Nile.
mainly eating fish
2
Why were pyramids built?
as dining areas for nobles
as living spaces for slaves
as tombs for slaves
as tombs for pharaohs
3
Into what two regions were Egypt divided?
Left and Right
Cataract and Ziggurat
East and West
Upper and Lower
4
Egyptian workers divided the labor in their society. What is this called?
choosing to work
hiring and firing
division of labor
working and paying
5
The Egyptians were able to farm in land far away from the Nile River by using
salt from the Red Sea
irrigation techniques
extra amounts of fertilizer
salt from the Mediterranean Sea
6
The Nile River generally flows northward into what other body of water
the Atlantic Ocean
the Persian Gulf
the Mediterranean Sea
the Red Sea
7
What effect did a surplus of food have on the people of the Nile River Valley?
The population increased
more people needed to farm
The population decreased
more people moved away
8
Where is most of Egypt’s fertile farmland?
The Euphrates
The Tombs
The Nile Delta
The Tigris
9
The ruler of Egypt is called ________
President
King
Pharaoh
Nile Delta
10
What belief was central to Egyptian religion?
the afterlife
no life after death
monotheism
Egyptians were not religious