Egypt

How were canals used by ancient Egyptians?

• food storage system
• funeral rituals
• religious festivals
• irrigation systems

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

Which of the following was NOT part of the mummification process?

• burning the body on a raft on the Nile river
• placing the vital organs in canopic jars
• rubbing the body with natron salts
• wrapping the body in strips of linen cloth

What does the term “pharaoh” mean?

• great house
• great ruler
• the king is god
• Egypt

Where were the richest farming areas in Egypt found?

• in the great basin
• in the delta
• near the cataracts
• on the west bank

Which invention helped Egyptians survey land after the floods?

• geometry
• papyrus
• a shadoof
• irrigation

Which invention brought by the Hyksos eventually helped Egyptians win an empire?

• copper weapons
• granaries
• the chariot
• collapsible boats

What were pyramids?

• temples to the gods
• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• tombs for nobles

What did Egyptians study to learn about magic spells and the afterlife?

• Book of the Pharaohs
• movements of the sun
• Book of the Dead
• moon and the stars

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphic
• characters
• Sanskrit