Ancient Egypt

Who was the youngest Egyptian king?

• King Nile

• king Tut

• King Pharaoh

• King Egypt

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

The name of the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

• Amazon

• Mississippi

• Nile

• Tiber

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

• True
• False

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

The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.

• widest
• shortest
• fastest
• longest

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?

• They became successful farmers
• They created hieroglyphics
• They grew papyrus
• They irrigated during the dry season

A reed plant that grows long the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and PAPER from it.

• cataract
• delta
• papyrus
• embalming

The writing system of Ancient Egypt

• hieroglyphics
• embalming
• delta
• papyrus