Rise of Egypt

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Which pharaoh had the biggest pyramid of the Old Kingdom?

• Horus

• Sinai

• Menes

• Khufu

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• irrigation
• polytheism
• epic

Pharaoh means

• great king
• great house
• great family
• great friend

Egyptian writing system

• papyrus
• alaphabet
• cuneiform
• heiroglyphics

Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?

• river valleys
• coll temperatures
• locations near a strait
• mountains

Egyptian sun god

• Thebes
• Amenhotep
• Hapi
• Re

The Nile's flooding could be described as

• unpredictable
• destructive
• rare
• gentle and predictable

Which country was described as the "Gift of the Nile"?

• Syria
• Egypt
• USA
• Canada