Intellect
The Egyptians studied __________________ (20) and ________________ (21) in preparation for building the pyramids. The Egyptians had a number system of seven symbols. They were able to add/subtract, multiply/divide, and created a system of geometry and algebra that was used to build the pyramids.
learned about _________________ (22) so they could align the pyramids with the stars. By studying the stars the Egyptians were also able to create an accurate ___________________ (23).
Egyptian scribes recorded information about food, workers, and other
things using _________________ (24). Hieroglyphics use pictures for words. Egyptian scribes later used _______________ (25), a simpler form of hieroglyphics, to record information on paper made of ______________ (26) reeds.
They Egyptians _______________ (27) their dead. Priests were responsible for the mummification process. They recorded what they learned about the human body. The ___________________ (28) was a collection of magic spells used during the mummification process to safeguard a person’s body. In Egypt, magic and medicine overlapped.
Technology
The Egyptians did a good job at adapting to life near the Nile River. The annual flooding of the Nile River made the area along it’s banks good for farming, however, as the population grew larger more food was needed. To grow more food, the Egyptians built _________ / __________ (29) to better control the Nile River. They also built __________________ (30) to measure the clarity and level of annual flooding.
During the New Kingdom, large temples were built. The Temple at Karnak is a good example of Egyptian architecture. It contains obelisks, statues, and stela. It also contains the oldest example of _________________ (31) ever found. A colonnade is a row of columns that is used to support a roof.
Economic
Mesopotamia had a ________________ (32) economy. In a traditional economy, the economic activities (what is grown or produced) are decided by customs of the region. Egypt had combination of a traditional and _____________ (33) economy. A command economy has a central authority that makes economic decisions. The pharaoh collected ________________ (34) on goods made, on people’s time, and decided how to use ____________________ (35) crops. The Egyptians used the barter system (a system of trade without money) to get the things they needed.