Egypt Assessment review

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

What is 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

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

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

Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?

• the Old Kingdom
• the Middle Kingdom
• the New Kingdom
• after the New Kingdom

Hatshepsut was the FIRST pharaoh was was

• a god.
• a child.
• a priest.
• a woman.

Of these four groups, which one had the LOWEST social status?

• priests
• scribes
• artisans
• government officials

The Old Kingdom is also known as the 

• Age of the Nobles
• Age of the Empire
• Age of the Pyramids