Ancient Egypt Test Review

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Nile
• Tiber

Which way did the Nile flow?

• North to South
• South to North
• East to West
• West to East

Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________

• a normal person
• a representative of the gods
• a god
• a cat that came back to life

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

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, MOST of their settlements were

• on hills
• in a desert
• near a river
• around trees

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.

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

• It isolated the settlements.
• It left silt that improved the soil.
• It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
• It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

• temples for religious worship
• storehouses for reserves of grain
• homes for the pharaohs' servants
• tombs for pharaohs when they died

In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?

• Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders.  Both economies grew as a result.
• Both civilizations had the same religion and government
• Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules
• Both had major rivers and dependable floods