Ancient Egypt

Which of the following is NOT an ancient Egyptian period?

• Old Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• Ancient Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom

The Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of pictures and symbols.

• Alphabet
• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics
• Pictographs

Rulers of Egypt were called?

• Kings
• Priests
• Pharaohs
• Peasants

What symbol represented the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?

• Double Crown
• Pyramids
• The Nile River
• The Sphynx

When the Ancient Egyptians no longer built pyramids because of looting, they buried the Pharaohs where?

• Valley of the Dead
• Valley of the Sphinx
• Valley of the Kings
• Valley of the Mummies

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

• South

• North

• East

• West

The Egyptians are best known for building?

• Pyramids
• Irrigation canals
• cataracts
• deltas

What did the Egyptians believe happened to people after death?

• would live again in the afterlife

• would become a god or goddess
• would just no longer exist
• would become an animal

During the mummification process, where did the Egyptians put the important organs?

• buckets
• canopic jars
• pyramids
• freezers

The land near the Nile River was called __________ land and the land near the desert was called the _________ land.

• red, black
• black,red
• green,yellow
• black,yellow