Ancient Egypt: Agriculture, Trade, Pharaohs, Hieroglyphics

What is happening in the picture?

• An ancient Egyptian is gathering drinking water from a well.

• An ancient Egyptian is irrigating his farm using a shadoof.

• An ancient Egyptian is fishing in the Nile using a shadoof.

• An ancient Egyptian is catching birds from a mountaintop.

How many days were in the Egyptian calendar?

• 10

• 300

• 360

• 365

What did ancient Egyptians do to make sure they planted and harvested crops at the best times?

• Created a calendar

• Chose a pharaoh

• Invented the shadoof

• Made irrigation canals

Why were ancient Egyptians able to have specialized jobs?

• The Egyptian hunters and gatherers provided enough food.

• The Egyptian pharaoh assigned everyone a job.

• The Egyptian religion provided jobs.

• The Egyptians farmers produced a surplus of food.

What was the "superhighway" for trade and travel in ancient Egypt?

• Nile Delta

• Nile River

• The Desert Road

• Interstate 24

What was the center of trade in Upper Egypt?

• Nile Delta

• Thebes

• Memphis

• Cataracts

A king is the leader of the government and the religion of his kingdom. What type of government does this king rule?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

The king or leader of ancient Egypt.

• Pharaoh

• Pyramid

• Sphinx

• Bureaucrat

Define bureaucrats.

• Rodents in Egypt

• Government officials

• Nile River traders

• Pyramid builders

Why were pharaohs so important to Egyptians?

• Pharaohs built the pyramids people needed to worship.

• Pharaohs assigned their specialized jobs.

• They believed pharaohs were part-human and part-god.

• They believed pharaohs would give them money.