Why was the Egyptian civilization able to develop peacefully?

It was isolated by physical geography

Why were the pharaohs embalmed after they died?

to protect their bodies for the afterlife

Egyptians built pyramids to honor their pharaohs for these reasons except

Because the Pharaoh was used to living in a big place

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1
Egyptian sun god
Thebes
Axum
Re
Hapi
2
Incense is a material used to make furniture
True
False
3
The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the
Ramses the Great
Ahmose
Sahara
Amon Re
4
Egyptian river god
Hapi
Re
Axum
Thebes
5
The Egyptian pharaohs
Learned how to harvest grain at young age
had to attend school before becoming ruler
were believed to be gods
shared power with advisers
6
Farmers were in this social class
upper class
lowest class
second lowest class
middle class
7
invaded Kush and destroyed Meroe
Axum
Thebes
Amenhotep IV
Re
8
Imhotep was the fist great engineer who built the pyramids
False
True
9
Why was the Egyptian civilization able to develop peacefully?
It was disinterested in training an army
It was isolated by physical geography
People didn't like to visit
It made friends with other civilizations
10
Savannas are fertile marshes
True
False
11
The Nile river empties into the
Adriatic sea
Mediterranean sea
Indian ocean
Atlantic ocean
12
Capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Thebes
Re
Hapi
Axum
13
The Nile River's flooding could be describe as
destructive
rare
gentle and predictable
unpredictable
14
Kemet gained its name because of the rich soil found there
True
False
15
Pyramids were built to
store surplus amounts of grain
channel water from the river
honor pharaohs who had died
study the movements of the planets
16
Why were the pharaohs embalmed after they died?
to protect their bodies for the afterlife
to preserve their bodies for future generations
to protect their bodies from graverobbers
to preserve their bodies for scientific study
17
The ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt
Narmer
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Piye
18
Pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton
Re
Axum
Amenhotep IV
Hapi
19
Egyptians traded wheat and gold to the Phoenicians for purple dye
False
True
20
Egyptians built pyramids to honor their pharaohs for these reasons except
to help them reach the afterlife better
Because the Pharaoh was used to living in a big place
To protect the pharaoh's body from floods, animals, and robbers
to take with them some of their personal belongings

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