Ancient Egypt

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________

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

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 of these activities was permitted ONLY to men?

• owning land
• running businesses
• working as a scribe
• asking for a divorce

What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?

• store a lot of grain
• attend scribe school
• help build a pyramid
• take care of a temple

How did most people in Egypt earn a living?

• trade
• fishing 
• farming
• metal working

What was an effect of increased farming and trade in early Egypt?

• A complex writing system was formed
• An organized government developed
• Geometry was developed
• The deserts became populated

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

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