Ancient Egypt 1-4

Artisans and merchants made up Egypts largest social class.

Annual river flooding is essential to crop growth because:

The Nile River runs south to north, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

A cataract is where two rivers come together, resulting in calm waters that are easy to navigate.

Egyptian writing is known as:

Mummification taught Egyptians about the body and led to the world's first anatomically correct medical books.

The lower class was the largest social class in ancient Egypt.

Which pharaoh was responsible for building the Great Pyramid of Giza?

Bureaucrats were hired by the pharaoh to make sure irrigation systems were working and disputed could be resolved.

Ancient Egypt is divided into three timelines: Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and Recent Kingdom.

Egyptians referred to their rulers as:

Instead of clay tablets, Egyptians used dried reeds called papyrus to make paper.

The Egyptian god Ra was god of mummification and the afterlife.

The Egyptians used this tool to transport water from canals to their farmlands.

The Great Pyramid is the only pyramid located in Giza.

The Pyramid of Djoser is located in:

Which river is essential for the development of Egyptian civilization?

Why did Egyptians believe that mummification was important?

The upper class included:

The Nile flooded regularly, while the Tigris and Euphrates were unpredictable.

The _________ is where a river branches off into several pieces, resulting in rich soil and marshland.

Only unskilled laborers were required to build a pyramid.

This pharaoh was responsible for the Egyptians' first known pyramid:

This king was responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt:

These are the triangle-shaped tombs that held the bodies of pharaohs: