Ancient Egypt

What is the river which flows through the Egypt?

• Euphrates
• Nile
• Amazon
• Seine

A steep rapid in the Nile River is called a

• rapid
• delta
• cataract
• irrigation

Rulers of Egypt were called

• Pharaohs
• Lords
• Priests
• Peasants

What is the Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols?

• alphabet
• cuneiform
• heiroglyphics
• pictograph

What are the huge stone structures that were built as tombs for pharaohs?

• pyramids
• coffins
• sarcophagi
• obelisk

What was hieratic writing used for?

• religious proclamations
• everyday writings
• writing on tombs

Where is Egypt located?

• Southern tip of Africa
• Top of Africa
• Central Africa
• Atlantic Coast

Egyptians believed that after death people

• would live again
• would become a god
• would no longer extist
• would become an animal

The Egyptians are best known for building

• Pyramids
• irrigation canals
• cataracts
• deltas

The ancient Egyptians were polytheistic,meaning they believed in

• one god
• no god
• many gods
• Buddha