Ancient Egypt

The Egyptians built the pyramids to 

• Keep people employed.
• Give thanks to the Nile. 
• Make use of their machines.
• Bury their pharaohs. 

A line of rulers from one family

• theocracy
• pharaoh
• dynasty
• shadoof

Hieroglyphics is... 

• Ancient Egyptian picture writing
• Another name for the rulers of Egypt
• Belief in an afterlife. 
• Buildings with sides shaped like triangles

Ruler of ancient Egypt

• pharaoh

• delta

• savanna

• cataract

What continent is Egypt on?

• South America
• Asia
• North American
• Africa

Who was the pharaoh that united lower and upper Egypt?

• Khufu
• Ahmose
• Menes
• Tut

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

Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?

• the afterlife
• the pyramids
• the pharaohs
• the heavens