Ancient 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

True or False? There was an Upper and Lower Egypt.

• True
• False

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

• It had fertile land for crops.
• It made trade and travel easier.
• It was grassy for grazing sheep.
• It gave protection from invaders.

The rich fertile soil was called

• Silt
• Mud
• Sand
• Fertile

What did canals help the farmers do?

• Get water from the Nile to their crops
• Tbecause they were lazy to water their crops
• To have the hippos and crocodiles closer to their house for prtection
• SO they could be flooded every season

Canals were also called

• irrigation ditches
• Water roads
• Canal ditches
• irrigation rivers

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

• The tombs served as museums.
• The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.
• Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
• Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

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