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Question 1

Agriculture

Answer 1

Farming

Question 2

Afterlife

Answer 2

Life after death

Question 3

Cataract

Answer 3

Waterfall or groups of rocks that slow down the flow of water

Question 4

Delta

Answer 4

Flat,fan shaped area of fertile land made of silt at the mouth of a river

Question 5

Economy

Answer 5

The way people manage money/resources for production of goods/services

Question 6

Empire

Answer 6

Group of lands and people ruled by one government

Question 7

Fertile

Answer 7

Area in which crops are able to be grown, rich in nutrients

Question 8

Hieroglyphics

Answer 8

Ancient Egyptian picture/symbol writing

Question 9

Irrigation

Answer 9

Watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes

Question 10

Khemet

Answer 10

“Black land” the color of Egypt’s land after the floods

Question 11

Monotheism

Answer 11

Belief in one god

Question 12

Mummy

Answer 12

A dead body preserved in lifelike condition

Question 13

Natural resource

Answer 13

Found in nature-useful to humans (ex. a mineral,forest)

Question 14

Papyrus

Answer 14

A reed plant that grows along the Nile river

Question 15

Pharaoh

Answer 15

Ancient Egyptian king-Leader

Question 16

Polytheism

Answer 16

Belief in many gods

Question 17

Pyramid

Answer 17

Burial tomb for an ancient Egyptian queen or king

Question 18

River valley

Answer 18

Fertile area along the sides of a river

Question 19

Scribe

Answer 19

One that was able to read or write

Question 20

Shaduf

Answer 20

A hand-operated device for lifting water

Question 21

Silt

Answer 21

A mix of tiny bits of soil and rocks carried and deposited by a river

Question 22

Social mobility

Answer 22

The movement/shifting of membership between/within social classes by individuals/groups

Question 23

Specialization

Answer 23

Training to do a particular kind of work

Question 24

Surplus

Answer 24

More than what you needed - extra

Question 25

Trade

Answer 25

An exchange of goods