For our Cyber Work today we have to come up with a total of five questions that you think will be good for the test tomorrow. So here are the questions and answers I came up with:
1. What was the Egyptian life centered around?
A: The Nile River
2. Every July the Nile River ______ and October the Nile __________.
A: floods & recedes leaving good soil
3. Why was the Nile River a very important aspect in the Egyptians lives?
A: uses: bathing, washing, transportation and drinking
4. Name the rankings and their jobs.
A: Pharaoh: seen as a god, Government Official - nobles, priests: apart of the "inner circle", Soldiers: there were few but they protected the high-ranks, Scribes: educated in writing (ties with the pharaoh (one of the high labeled ranks), Merchants: buy & sell; determined values of items, Artisans: had skills like craving, Farmers: poor & had to get very dirty (obviously), Slaves and Servants: very poor, the lowest ranked. Slaves: helped wealthy (household tasks), Farmers: raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefited from irrigations of the Nile.
5. What form of "writing" did the Egyptians create?
A: hieroglyphs
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