Egypt

An Egyptian king was called a ___________

• scribe
• servant
• papyrus
• pharaoh

What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Tiber

Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________

• a normal person

• a god

• a scribe

• a cat that came back to life

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

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

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

• 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

How did most people in Egypt earn a living?

• trade

• fishing

• agriculture

• metal working

The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.

• widest
• shortest
• fastest
• longest

The Egyptians paper was called..

• cataract

• delta

• papyrus

• embalming

What continent is Egypt on?

• South America
• Asia
• North American
• Africa