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How many rivers does Egypt have?

What was the job of a scribe?

Egypt

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1
What was the job of a scribe?
Scribes could read and write.
Scribes made flower decorations.
Scribes invented pictographs and cuneiform.
2
How many rivers does Egypt have?
3
1
4
2
3
How do we know the ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife?
They did not believe in an afterlife.
They had complex burial rituals and built pyramids for their dead pharaohs
They burned their dead.
They buried people in the Nile River.
4
What geographical features protected the people of ancient Egypt?
deserts and seas
mountains
the Nile River and its cataracts
all of the above
5
Why is the Rosetta Stone important?
It gives information about the laws the ancient Egyptians had to follow.
It was cursed.
It was the key needed to understand hieroglyphics.
6
Egypt is located on what continent?
Europe
South America
Asia
Africa
7
What body of water played a major role in ancient Egyptian civilization?
the Nile River
the Atlantic Ocean
the Hudson River
the Red Sea
8
What does the term pharaoh mean?
a king of ancient Egypt
a type of writing
a type of statue