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1. Government Of Egypt People of Egypt The Nile River Culture Miscellaneous 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

2. What was one role in government the pharaoh served?

3. He served as a religious leader?

4. Name another role in government the pharaoh served.

5. He was a political leader.

6. What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

7. It was a theocracy

8. What is a theocracy?

9. A theocracy is a type of government in which the people believe a god or deity is seen as the ruler of the people, land, and government

10. During this time what was centrally organized and controlled by the government?

11. What is trade?

12. What is meant by “standardized bartering values”?

13. This means the cost of any item in ancient Egypt was the same all over the country.

14. What is surplus?

15. Surplus is an extra supply of something.

16. What did the surplus of agricultural production allow to develop?

17. The extra amount of food produced allowed complex cultural practices to develop.

18. What were some of the complex cultural practices that developed?

19. That included art, sculpture, painting, jewelry, architecture, leisure activities, music, and a stratified social system.

20. Who is at the top, and the only member there, of the social pyramid?

21. Who was the pharaoh?

22. Some changes over time in religious beliefs included; name three (3).

23. 1. The belief in eternal life. 2. Pharaohs were divine. 3. Belief in multiple gods with power over nature.

24. The seven area of technology Egyptians are known for making advances in are?

25. What are literacy, irrigation, medicine, architecture, mathematics, ship building, and metal working?

26. Agriculture was centered around what thing that made living in ancient Egypt possible.

27. The Nile River.?

28. A source of rich soil that was replenished annually.

29. What did the Niles River give the people of ancient Egypt?

30. What else did the Nile River give the people of ancient Egypt?

31. The Nile gave them a means of transportation.

32. What did the Egyptians develop that was crucial to farming along the Nile? .

33. They developed irrigation.

34. Name the domesticated animals the ancient Egyptians had.

35. What were oxen, cows, goats, sheep, and poultry.

36. These were built as splendid burial chambers for the pharaoh.

37. Why were the pyramids built?.

38. Historians think a long ramp was built for the Egyptians to push and pull the large stones into place.

39. How were the pyramids built?

40. Hieroglyphics used pictures for words like the Sumerian written language, but in addition symbols were also used for sounds.

41. How are hieroglyphics different from Sumerian picture writing?

42. This takes a small area and enlarges it to show detail.

43. What is a large scale map?

44. You would use this to be able to see a very large area of land.

45. What is a small scale map?

46. You would use this map to locate the streets of a town so you could easily find your way around that area.

47. What would you use a large scale map for?

48. You would use this to see a very large area of land that covered many, many miles.

49. Why would you use a small scale map?

50. This measures how high the Nile River flooded.