Ancient Egypt

What is the longest river in the world, about 4,000 miles long?

• The Mississippi River

• The Nile River

• The Illinois River

What is the largest desert in the world?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Banana Split Dessert

• The Canada Desert

What were Hieroglyphics?

• A system of writing

• A secret language for Egyptians

• A river in Egypt

Why were scribes so important in Egypt?

• Because scribes can write things down

• Because scribes can leave Egypt

• Because scribes can go sailing

What were the two large kingdoms in Egypt called?

• Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt

• Western Desert and Sinai

• Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

What were the three dynasties called?

• Slow Kingdom Medium Kingdom, Fast Kingdom

• Big Kingdom, Medium Kingdom, Small Kingdom

• Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

What did Egypt’s social structure look like?

• A pyramid

• A river

• A lake

How were U.S. children different than Egyptian children?

• They were the same

• They went to school, while Egyptian children did not

• Children can do more things in the U.S. than in Egypt

Who were pharaohs?

• Egyptian kings

• Egyptian slaves

• Egyptian rivers

How did people show their respect to pharaohs?

• By buying them food

• By dressing them like a mummy

• By bowing down to them