Ancient Egypt

The most important natural feature in Ancient Egypt was ______________.

• the Red Sea
• the Nile River
• the Western Desert
• the First Cataract

The Nile River is the ________________.

• widest river in the world
• deepest river in the world
• longest river in the world
• fastest moving river in the world

The flooding of the Nile River was _________.

• seasonal
• unpredictable
• unwanted
• caused great destruction

The Nile River helped to unify Egypt by _________.

• helping farmers grow a surplus of food
• giving the people a fast way to travel throughout the country
• making communication easier
• all of these answers are correct

The Egyptian ruler took the title "Son of Re," after the _________

• river god
• Sun god
• Moon god
• rain god

The king that first united Lower and Upper Egypt was ____________.

• Menes
• Tut
• Ramsees
• Khufu

The title that means "great house" is

• palace
• pharaoh
• khan
• ruler

During the process of mummification, the lungs, stomach and intestines would be ______.

• fed to animals
• thrown into the Nile River
• buried in the Western Desert
• placed in special jars

What did the Egyptians build to bury important people and display their great wealth?

• temple mounds
• ziggarats
• canals
• pyramids

The purpose of the Great Sphinx may have been to ___.

• guard the sacred site
• display new archetecture
• show the Egyptians love for mythical creatures
• honor a special god