Ancient Egypt Test

Early farmers along the Nile River...

• didn't plant seeds because they were in the desert
• relied on heavy rainfall to water crops
• planted seeds after the Nile's floodwaters deposited rich, fresh soil
• could not grow enough food

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Pyramids are 

• warehouses to store food surplus
• temples where people are allowed to come and pray
• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

Egyptian writing system

• papyrus
• alaphabet
• cuneiform
• heiroglyphics

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________

• a normal person
• a representative of the gods
• a god
• a cat that came back to life

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, MOST of their settlements were

• on hills
• in a desert
• near a river
• around trees

The start of the Egyptian new year was called the...

• Emergence
• Harvest
• Growth
• Inundation