Egypt

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Mesopotamia
• Upper and Lower Egypt
• Eastern and Western Egypt
• Nubia and Cairo

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 united upper and lower Egypt and is considered to be the first pharaoh?

• Menes
• Ahmose
• Hatshepsut
• queen Nefertiti

How does the Nile River flow?

• starting in the south to the north 
• starting in the north to the south 
• starting in the middle to the north 
• starting in the middle to the south 

What is a Pharaoh?

• emperor

• King only

• God only

• God and king

What is this system of writing called?

• calligraphy

• Hieroglyphs

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

What happened to wealthy Egyptians after they died?

• They were mummifed
• They were buried in a casket
• They floated down the Nile River
• They were burned

Egypt is in

• Antrartica
• Asia
• Africa
• Europe

How often did the Nile River flood?

• Every now and then
• Every 3 months
• Every year at some time
• Every year at about the same time