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

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 would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

• the farmers

• the mummies

• the pharaoh

• the dynasty that was in power

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

• Horus

• Sinai

• Menes

• Khufu

Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?

• the afterlife

• the pyramids

• the pharaohs

• the heavens

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.

• They carried the dead to a nearby country.

• They preserved bodies as mummies.

• They were buried in the river.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.

• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.

• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.

• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Pyramids are 

• warehouses to store food surplus

• temples where people are allowed to come and pray

• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides

• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

• their rule of the queens

• their rule over upper and lower Egypt

• the Nile flowed 2 ways

• both farming and herding were important