The land around the River Nile was...

Greener and more fertile than the rest of Ancient Egypt

Why was Lower Egypt richer than Upper Egypt?

The land was fertile & they could trade with other regions

Why did Ancient Egyptians preserve dead bodies?

So the body would be in good condition for the afterlife

How did the land around the Nile stay so fertile?

Annual floods dumped new, fertile soil over it

How do Ancient Egyptian temples help us to understand important events in their history?

They had carved walls that told stories of important events

What benefits did Ancient Egyptians gain from Nubia?

Gold, wild animals, animal skins & slaves

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Yr9 Ancient Egypt: History of Ancient Egypt

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1
The land around the River Nile was...
Drier and more fertile than the rest of Ancient Egypt
Greener and more fertile than the rest of Ancient Egypt
Drier and less fertile than the rest of Ancient Egypt
Greener and less fertile than the rest of Ancient Egypt
2
What was the main purpose of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs?
To communicate with other countries
To record what was happening
Status updates
For education
3
Why was Lower Egypt richer than Upper Egypt?
They could trade with other regions
There was gold in the rocks of the region
The land was more fertile
The land was fertile & they could trade with other regions
4
Why did Ancient Egyptians preserve dead bodies?
As a sign of respect
In case they needed to dig it up again
So they would go to heaven
So the body would be in good condition for the afterlife
5
How did the land around the Nile stay so fertile?
Camel dung was spread around
They used fertilizer
The bodies of slaves were buried there to make plants grow
Annual floods dumped new, fertile soil over it
6
How many years have passed since the end of Ancient Egyptian civilization?
About 5000
About 3000
About 1000
About 2000
7
How do Ancient Egyptian temples help us to understand important events in their history?
They were built in the shape of pharaohs.
They were full of dead bodies from wars
Stories were recorded on computers within the temples
They had carved walls that told stories of important events
8
What were rulers called during Ancient Egypt's DYNASTIC period
Lords
Pharaohs
Kings and Queens
Emperors
9
What benefits did Ancient Egyptians gain from Nubia?
Gold, temples, water and soil
They got water from there
Gold, wild animals, animal skins & slaves
Animal skins and paper for writing

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