Ancient Egypt

On what continent is Egypt?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

What were the 2 major regions of ancient Egypt?

• Northern & Southern

• Upper & Lower

• Memphis & Cairo

• Upper & Southern

A plant that grew thickly in the marshes of Egypt & was used for making paper.

• reed

• bamboo

• papyrus

• cattail

A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river.

• silt

• delta

• cataract

• waterfall

Egyptian farmers used irrigation to:

• travel among villages

• dry out the land after flooding

• water their crops

• measure floodwaters

Who was the head of Egyptian society?

• priests

• slaves

• government workers

• pharaoh

Who was at the bottom of Egyptian society?

• priests

• slaves

• farmers

• pharaoh

Who did the writing for the pharaohs in ancient Egypt?

• farmers

• government officials

• scribes

• merchants

What is the ancient Egyptian form of writing?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Greek

What boy-Pharaoh's tomb was found with all its ancient treasures & his sarcophagus mask was made of gold?

• Ramses II

• Hatshepsut

• King Tut

• Menes