Technology and Agriculture

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Ancient History: Egypt › Technology and Agriculture

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1

Which of the following building materials were NOT used by Ancient Egyptian engineers and architects?

2

Most Egyptian houses were built from __________.

3

Unlike that of the ancient Greeks, ancient Egyptian mathematics was not concerned with __________.

4

Which of these Pharaohs ordered the construction of a canal to encourage travel beyond the first cataract on the Nile River?

5

The Turin Papyrus Map is the earliest known example of a(n) __________.

6

A flight of steps, constructed on the banks of a river, is called __________.

7

This animal was considered a nuisance by ancient Egyptian farmers and was often hunted in ritualistic ceremonies?

8

This activity became uncommon in Egypt during the latter years of the predynastic era?

9

Ancient Egyptians pioneered the development of papyrus, a triangular-shaped marsh weed that grows in abundance all around the Nile River, into a kind of paper. When was the earliest documented sample of papyrus paper made?

10

Which of these were considered staples of the Egyptian diet?

I. bread

II. chicken

III. wine

IV. beer

V. olives

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