Why did Herodotus call Egypt the gift of the Nile?

It brought fertility and life to the area

Hieroglyphs meaning is:

Stood for objects,sounds, and ideas

Why did the pharaoh lead people to believe they got their powers from the gods?

To be sure people accepted their power

Why did Egyptians believe in Social Classes?

They believed soiciety worked when people knew their roles.

How did the flooding of the Nile River help Egyptians and Kushites?

Silt was left behind that was good for crops

Hatshepsut dressed like a man because:

Many people did not want a women in charge

How were people represented in Egyptian painting?

Body seen straight on while heads and legs from the side

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Why did Herodotus call Egypt the gift of the Nile?
It brought fertility and life to the area
Egypt had many great rulers
The river flowed east to west.
It was a gift from the pharaoh
2
Who was best known for military leadership?
Senusret I
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
3
Hatshepsut was the First
Wife of Rames
The first women to chose her husband
Female pharaoh
Female Land owner
4
The meaning of embalmed is:
To make the gods happy
To stop the body from dying
To keep the body alive
To preserve bodies from decay
5
Hieroglyphs meaning is:
The God of writing
The Pharaoh of Egypt
stood for syllables
Stood for objects,sounds, and ideas
6
Polytheistic means
Belief in three gods.
Belief in one god
Belief in pharaoh gods.
Belief in many gods
7
Why did the pharaoh lead people to believe they got their powers from the gods?
To be sure people accepted their power
To gain more power
To impress them
To keep control
8
Egyptians believed in the after life which can be seen in their.
Gods
Art and Architecture
hieroglyphics
Music
9
Egyptian and Sumerian Government were similar in
basing law on religion
leadership by a god-king
separation of church and state
making laws that were fair for all peopel.
10
Why did Egyptians believe in Social Classes?
They believed in a stable food supply.
They believed there was not enough money for everyone.
They believed soiciety worked when people knew their roles.
They believed in power from the gods.
11
How did the flooding of the Nile River help Egyptians and Kushites?
Silt was left behind that was good for crops
Helped with transportation
Leaders could stay in power
Protection from enemies
12
What group of people surprising had many rights?
Women
Children
Merchants
Slaves
13
Hatshepsut dressed like a man because:
Many people did not want a women in charge
She tricked people in thinking she was a man.
She like pants better than dresses
It was just more comfortable
14
Who fought the Hittites at the battle of Kadesh, Ruled Egypt for 67 years, Built more temples
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Ramses IV
Hatshepsut
15
Why was the desert important to early Egyptians?
Easy to travel
Protection from invaders
Good for growing crops
Good land for sheep to graze
16
How were people represented in Egyptian painting?
Body drawn realistically
Body seen straight on while heads and legs from the side
bright colors
Lifeless/dead

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