Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt structured like a pyramid/triangle?

Few people at top, more people at the bottom

Ancient Egyptian religion was

polytheistic (having multiple gods)

Pick a term that matches religion

Used mummification to preserve body for afterlife.

What was the role of a scribe?

kept records and recorded information

How did the desert help the people of Egypt?

It gave protection from invaders.

Pick a term that matches economy

Nile used to trade goods like papyrus & gold

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs for the afterlife

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Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt structured like a pyramid/triangle?
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
Few people at top, more people at the bottom
2
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?
It didn't affect the people
There is no Nile River in Egpyt
Fertile Soil
Ruined crops
3
Ancient Egyptian religion was
nonexistent (there was no religion)
polytheistic (having multiple gods)
unimportant to Egyptians
monotheistic (having only one god)
4
Pick a term that matches religion
Silt from Nile makes soil fertile.
Egyptians made paper from Papyrus.
Used mummification to preserve body for afterlife.
Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC.
5
What was the role of a scribe?
kept records and recorded information
helped the pharaoh run the government
conducted religious ceremonies
created crafts and art
6
How did the desert help the people of Egypt?
It made trade and travel easy.
It was grassy for grazing sheep.
It had fertile land for crops.
It gave protection from invaders.
7
Pick a term that matches Geography
Farmers and unskilled workers made up most of Egypt’s pop.
Nile River
Huge pyramids, temples, monuments still survive.
Egyptians made paper from Papyrus.
8
Pick a term that matches economy
Ramses led Egypt in an era of prosperity before its decline.
Egyptians made paper from Papyrus.
Belief in gods that control nature.
Nile used to trade goods like papyrus & gold
9
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs for the afterlife
to transport goods up and down the Nile
to educate and protect the royal children
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
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Why did the Egyptians bury some bread and other food with their dead?
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
to show earthly love
to feed them in the afterlife
to avoid the risk of poison

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