Ancient Egypt

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

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Pyramids are 

• warehouses to store food surplus
• temples where people are allowed to come and pray
• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

True or False: Slaves in Egypt were often prisoners of war.

• True

• False

Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 

• pebbles
• silt
• dust
• clouds

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

The queen that ruled as pharaoh and traded with Punt

• Khufu
• Menes
• Pianki
• Hatsheput