Ancient Egypt Part II based on the National Geographic Video. Listening K! by Naves

Question 1

Thanks to their civil engineering methods they built dams, canals and irrigation systems that

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helped farming and agriculture flourish in the Nile Valley

Question 2

Did innovations in mathematics and written language propel Egyptian civilization to success?

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Yes, they did.

Question 3

Ancient Egypt's empire came to an end following a series of invasions by the

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Persians and the Romans after a lifespan of over 3,000 years

Question 4

Egyptians developed a new form of measurement maths called the cubit which was used to design

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massive structures with remarkable geometrical precision

Question 5

Were Egyptians able to measure time? Ancient Egyptias were able to measure time

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by combining mathematics with astronomy

Question 6

What was hieroglyphic writing mostly used for? It was used to inscribe monuments and pottery

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and served a decorative and ceremonial purpose

Question 7

Which is the oldest and probably the most well-known written laguage ancient Egyptians created?

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Hieroglyphic writing

Question 8

How many days did the ancient Egyptian calendar have? Was it a solar or lunar calendar?

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It was a Solar Calendar and had 365 days a year

Question 9

Hieratic was kind of cursive, written in ink on a papyrus and served more functional purposes

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True.

Question 10

What was hieroglyphic writing mostly used for? It was used to inscribe monuments and pottery

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and served a decorative and ceremonial purpose

Question 11

What are structures like the Great Pyramids testament to?

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The role of religion and the advances in maths and writing

Question 12

Hieratic, an efficient communication form of writing and record-keeping sytem, allowed the

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Egyptian civilization to spread for thousands of years

Question 13

When was the hieroglyphic writing developed and how many pictorial characters does it have?

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It was developed around 3150 BC and has over 700 characters

Question 14

What was a papyrus? A papyrus was a type of paper derived from the papyrus plant

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which grew plentifully along the Nile Rive

Question 15

Hieratic was another ancient form of writing which developed out of the hieroglyphic system

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True

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