Hieroglyphic Horseplay

Answer the questions below using complete sentences.
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1.    During which time of the year did the people work on the Great Pyramids? Why do you think this was so?

2.    What was the Egyptian form of writing called? How was it different from our modern alphabet?

3.    Which river was essential to Egyptian life? What resources did the Egyptians get from this river?

4.    Why were scribes held in such high regard in Egyptian society?

5.    How was the Egyptian point of view of the Afterlife similar or dissimilar to modern points of view on the subject?