Ancient Egypt

What are these?

• Pieces of Toblerone
• The Pyramids
• The Sphinx
• Pompeii

What were Egyptian kings called?

• Emperors
• Lords
• Pharaohs
• Queens

Why did ancient Egyptians make mummies?

• to prepare for burial in the river

• to prepare the person for the afterlife

• to ward off evil spirits

• to honor the gods

Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods, this is a practice known as

• Monotheism
• Socialism
• Polytheism
• Animism

What process preserved the bodies of pharoahs for thousands of years?

• hieroglyphics
• papyrus
• mummification
• buriel

What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Nile
• Tiber

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

• temples for religious worship
• storehouses for reserves of grain
• homes for the pharaohs' servants
• tombs for pharaohs when they died

A line of rulers from one family

• theocracy
• pharaoh
• dynasty
• shadoof

This is the person who was in charge of Ancient Egypt

• Pharaoh

• King

• Messiah

The Egyptians used this style of writing...

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuniform

• Symbolism