4.2

Listening, 4 .2 You are going to listen to a talk about ancient Egypt civilization.

Listen to the first part and choose the best options.

Part 1 We know so much about the Egyptians because

there are so many written sources about them.

Another reason why we know so much about ancient Egypt is because they made their architecture

from stone, which has lasted until today.

Religion was the center of Egyptian life.

Egyptians believed in many gods, and they called their kings Pharaoh.

They believed the Pharaoh was a living god, so they developed a theory of theerocracy,

in which the government was ruled by religious leaders.

The Egyptian king was the absolute ruler and the owner of all the land, water, people,

etc. in his or her kingdom.

The first pharaohs established a dynasty or a family government, which could control the

workforce, agriculture and trade routes in and out of Egypt.

A total of 31 dynasties ruled Egypt during nearly 4 ,000 years of its history.

Egyptians had many religious rituals and ceremonies.

The most well -known ritual was mummification.

Egyptians believed in life after death, and they wanted the dead body to look alive.

Anyone could be mummified, if they had enough money.

Egyptians were a very advanced civilization due to their inventions and technology.

They developed a writing system called hieroglyphics, which combined pictures and symbols.

Eventually, they created an alphabet from their symbols.

Egyptians also developed a 365 -day calendar and used a number system based on 10.