Ancient Egypt Review

Egypt gets its much needed water from the

• Mediterranean Sea
• Tigris River
• Euphrates River
• Nile River

The Nile river delta provided the Egyptians with

• natural defense
• fertile soil
• easy travel
• source of water

Why might the Nile river be difficult to navigate?

• It contains cataracts (rapids)
• It flows in the opposite direction
• It contains many turns
• It has deep water

Which region is the closest to the Nile delta?

• Nubia
• Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt
• Kush

Which geographical feature enabled Egypt to successfully trade with other kingdoms?

• cataracts
• delta
• river
• desert

Which three adjectives most accurately describe the Nile River?

• long, life-giving, significant
• short, non-essential, dangerous
• wide, north, cataracts
• transportation, flowing smoothly,

The Egyptian leader in charge was called a(n)

• ensi
• pharaoh
• emperor
• president

What ceremony is held to introduce a new pharaoh?

• inauguration
• politician
• coronation
• altercation

Which statement best describes the pharaohs in Egypt?

• controlled all decision making
• advised by the council
• controlled the church
• worked on the pyramids

What is a dynasty?

• a place in which pyramids were constructed
• the preparation for the afterlife
• a land form at the mouth of the Nile river
• the period of time in which a pharaoh ruled