In order to overcome death, Egyptians believed that they needed to _______.

Question

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lead a sinless life
preserve their bodies in the afterlife
build large monuments to themselves

Answer 1

In order to overcome death, Egyptians believed that they needed to preserve their bodies in the afterlife.

Answer 2

What is the correct order of the social structure of ancient Egypt? Choose the position for each of the groups by marking the corresponding column for that group.

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1st Highest 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Lowest
merchants
scribes
farmers
pharaoh
priests
merchants
scribes
farmers
pharaoh
priests

Answer 3

Here’s the correct order of the social structure of ancient Egypt:

| | 1st Highest | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th Lowest | |-----------------------------------|-------------|----------|-----------|------------|------------| | pharaoh | ✓ | | | | | | priests | | ✓ | | | | | scribes | | | ✓ | | | | merchants | | | | ✓ | | | farmers | | | | | ✓ |

So the correct order is:

1. Pharaoh
2. Priests
3. Scribes
4. Merchants
5. Farmers

Answer 4

The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as ______.

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unproductive
barren
fertile

Answer 5

The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as fertile.

Answer 6

Because there was less land to farm in Kush than in Egypt, _______.

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Kushites built dams and created lakes to fish in
Kushites invaded and conquered Egypt
Kushites were more motivated to trade

Answer 7

Because there was less land to farm in Kush than in Egypt, Kushites were more motivated to trade.

Answer 8

How did the development of hieroglyphics and the invention of papyrus lead to the growth of civilization in Egypt and contribute to the growth of other civilizations?(mark all that apply)

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Hieroglyphics allowed ancient Egyptians to document their knowledge.
This allowed them to be able to share their knowledge, as well as preserve it.
The invention of papyrus allowed Egyptian writings to be much more easily transportable than the writings of other early civilizations.
This allowed their advanced knowledge to be more easily shared.
The invention helped create newspapers

Answer 9

The correct statements regarding how the development of hieroglyphics and the invention of papyrus led to the growth of civilization in Egypt and contributed to the growth of other civilizations are:

1. Hieroglyphics allowed ancient Egyptians to document their knowledge.
2. This allowed them to be able to share their knowledge, as well as preserve it.
3. The invention of papyrus allowed Egyptian writings to be much more easily transportable than the writings of other early civilizations.
4. This allowed their advanced knowledge to be more easily shared.

The statement "The invention helped create newspapers" is not applicable to ancient Egypt, as newspapers as we know them did not exist at that time.

Answer 10

How were the ancient Egyptians’ advancements in the fields of astronomy and mathematics helpful to farmers?

(Choose the best answer)

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Ancient Egyptians developed a calendar that linked seasons.
The Egyptians also monitored the star Sirius to predict when the Nile would flood each year.
This allowed farmers to plan when it was best to plant and harvest crops.
All of these

Answer 11

The best answer is All of these.

Ancient Egyptians developed a calendar that linked seasons, monitored the star Sirius to predict when the Nile would flood each year, and this knowledge allowed farmers to plan when it was best to plant and harvest crops. All these advancements were helpful to farmers.