Ancient Egypt Review Game

What role did religion play in Egyptian life?

• It explained natural events to the people

• It encouraged Egyptians to make peace with their neighbors

• It supported the development of democratic government

• It destroyed the power of the pharaoh

How did the Ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?

• They did not think the bodies of the dead should be preserved

• They believed in only one god

• They became famous warriors

• They preserved the bodies of the dead

Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. What were the pyramids built to do?

• Act as map of stars used in Egyptian calendar

• Be used as road signs to Temple of Osiris

• be tombs for the pharaohs

• Guide tourists to restaurants and hotels

What did scientists study that helped them translate Egyptian hieroglyphics?

• Hammurabi's Code

• Rosetta Stone

• Hebrew Torah

• Epic of Gilgamesh

Who did the Egyptian pharaohs have absolute power over?

• All slaves captured west of the Nile

• All priests at the Temple of Karnak

• All soldiers sent to Nubia

• All Egyptian people

What is the triangular area of land at the mouth of the Nile called?

• Cataracts of the Nile

• East Bank of the Nile

• Nile River Delta

• White Nile of Upper Egypt

What is a person called who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule?

• Scribe

• Regent

• Artisan

• Soldier

Why were the pyramids so important to the Ancient Egyptians?

• They gave the god-king a proper tomb

• They used excess granite to keep prices high

• They gave poor people a safe place to escape flooding

• They made it easy to locate the capitol city.

In about 4,000 BCE, which of the following appeared in the Nile River Delta?

• First artisans & miners of Ancient Egypt

• First traders from Mesopotamia

• First communities of Ancient Egypt

• First invading soldiers from Nubia

What is the elevated area where the Nile River starts called?

• Eastern Desert

• Upper Egypt

• Zagros Mountains

• Nile River Delta