Ancient Egypt Review #1

Who is the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt?

• Osiris

• Menes

• Khufu

• Ra

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• Temples to worship in
• Sumerian artwork
• Natural barriers to protect them
• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion

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

Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

• the farmers
• the mummies
• the pharaoh
• the dynasty that was in power

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

• their rule of the queens
• their rule over Upper and Lower Egypt
• the Nile flowed 2 ways
• both farming and herding were important

How was Egypt able to pay for anything that they wanted to build?

• The pharaohs family paid the cost.
• Egypt collected taxes from the people.
• Egypt collected taxes from Sumer.
• The priests held religious festivals.

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• irrigation
• polytheism
• epic

Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?

• Nile Delta
• desert
• far south
• cataracts

Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 

• pebbles
• silt
• dust
• clouds

Who is at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• scribe
• merchant