Ancient Egypt

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

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

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?

• the Old Kingdom
• the Middle Kingdom
• the New Kingdom
• after the New Kingdom

The Old Kingdom is also known as the 

• Age of the Nobles
• Age of the Empire
• Age of the Pyramids 

During the ____________, the Egyptians began to build pyramids.

• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• Newest Kingdom

In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?

• Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders.  Both economies grew as a result.
• Both civilizations had the same religion and government
• Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules
• Both had major rivers and dependable floods

What continent is Egypt on?

• South America
• Asia
• North American
• Africa

True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.

• True
• False

A decorative coffin used for the Pharaohs and the wealthy in Egypt was called a

• tomb

• sarcophagus

• grave

• mummy

The process of preserving a body for the afterlife

• Cremation
• Mummification
• Autopsy
• Surgery