Ancient Egypt

Which river was the source of life in Egypt?

• The Euphrates River
• The Nile River
• The Yellow River
• The Tigris River

The Northern portion of Egypt was called

• Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt
• Middle Egypt
• New Egypt

The Southern portion of Egypt was called 

• Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt
• Middle Egypt
• New Egypt

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt were once united. Then, after the collapse of the Old Kingdom, the two regions split and had separate rulers until about 3100 B.C.E.  But the two regions were reunified during the 

• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom 
• Ancient Kingdom

Which of these things did the ancient Egyptians NOT invent?

• 365-day calendar
• eye make-up
• geometry
• the plow

During the Old Kingdom...

• the great pyramids were built.
• Ramses II became a powerful military leader.
• Hatshepsut encouraged trading with other nations.
• a great drought swept over the river basin, killing the crops.

The Middle Kingdom was known as the

• period of Isis
• period of the pharaoh
• period of the sundial
• period of Reunification

The New Kingdom was an important time in Egypt because 

• it was the period of greatest wealth for the Egyptians.
• it was the period when the pyramids were built.
• it was a period of famine and the people were starving.
• it was the period of reunification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Periods of Egyptian history where there were times of decline and famine (no food) are known as 

• the Hunger Games
• In-between eras
• Tough times
• Intermediate periods

What geographical change did the people of Egypt make over time?

• They started moving deep into the desert.
• They started moving and expanding South along the Nile.
• They moved to the Sinai Peninsula.
• They started moving and expanding North along the Nile.