Ancient Egypt

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

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

• cuneiform

• English

• hieroglyphics

• Cursive

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

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

During the ____________, the Egyptians began to build pyramids.

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Newest Kingdom