Ancient Egypt Test Prep

Two of the advantages the Nile had over the rivers of Mesopotamia were the predicable flooding and the __________.

• water for irrigation

• fertile soil

• fish for food

• protection it provided

What is a burial place for a pharaoh called?

• tomb

• mosque

• ziggurat

• pyramid

Egypt was surrounded by ____________ that provided protection from invaders.

• Human characteristics

• Political boundaries

• natural weapons

• natural barriers

What is mummification?

• wrapping a dead body in cloth to hide injuries.

• aging an item with various chemicals.

• silencing a person to prevent them from telling pyramid secrets.

• slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting.

What plant grew along the Nile that was used to make paper-like materials?

• Eucalyptus

• Sea grass

• Papyrus

• Palms

Who restored polytheism after Amenhotep's "one" god rule?

• Cleopatra

• Tutankhamen

• Aton

• Ramses

Who invaded Egpyt on horse-drawn chariots?

• Nubians

• Persians

• Hyskos

• Greeks

The Nile River flows _______, and empties into the __________.

• south, Mediterranean Sea

• north, Red Sea

• east, Persian Gulf

• North, Mediterranean Sea

Everyday Egyptian writing, not formal....

• heretic

• hieroglyphics

• cuneifrom

• phonics

Formal Egyptian writing, used pictures and symbols-

• hieroglyphics

• heiretics

• calligraphy

• cuneiform