Ancient Egypt Flashcards
1
Q
Main river in Egypt
A
The Nile
2
Q
The Gifts of the Nile
A
- Allowed for fertile soil
- Transportation and trade
- Papyrus
3
Q
Pharoahs were
A
Thought to be as powerful as the Gods of the Heavens
4
Q
Government
A
Theocracy - Based on religious authority
5
Q
Why did they mummify people?
A
To preserve the body for the after life.
6
Q
Social order
A
Upper Class
Middle Class
Lower Class
7
Q
Writing
A
Hieroglyphics
8
Q
Natural Protection
A
The desert
9
Q
The Nile flowed from
A
South to North
10
Q
The Nile had troubling
A
cateracts
