Ancient Egypt

Which flooding season was easier to predict?

It's not on the test, but do you know:This group did not have to pay taxes in ancient Egypt.

"a person who writes down words and copies documents by hand"

Which of the following pharaohs believed that part of his job, as leader, was to support and promote art?

"Papa says I'm a NATURAL leader"...

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It's not on the test, but do you know: Were men in ancient Egypt expected to get married when they were young or old?

... but do you know: After being conquered by Egypt, the kingdom of Kush sent annual payments that included _____.

"a line separating two political or geographical areas"

Which of the following was not an Egyptian god or goddess?

The triangle-shaped area of land where the Nile River fans out into the Mediterranean Sea.

Which leader from Mesopotamia created the world's very first empire?

It's not on the test, but do you know: Ancient Egyptian artists usually painted humans' heads and legs ...

"submission to another person’s (or a god’s) authority"

Egypt's lower class (farmers, servants, and slaves) made up about __% of the population.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a civilization?

It's not on the test, but do you know: Which kind of stone was used to build the pyramids at Giza?

Egypt is located on the continent of __________.

Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea and the ____ Sea.

It's not on the test, but do you know: Which former enemy eventually signed a peace treaty with Ramses II?

She is remembered for promoting trade with neighboring kingdoms.

Which of the following did NOT provide protection to the ancient Egyptians?

an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal (or human)

What did ancient Egyptians use as a writing surface?

In ancient Egypt, did the silt make the soil appear black or red?

The annual flooding of the Tigris River and the Euphrates River made the soil in Mesopotamia very ________________.

"My tomb was discovered in 1922. It was in great condition, & historians learned a great deal."

Which of the following is a characteristic of a civilization?

"the tools and knowledge that humans use to solve problems and make their lives easier"

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What is the second longest river in the world?

"an economic system in which goods and services are traded for other goods and services"