Ancient Egypt

The river system in Egypt was so important, one historian referred to Egypt as the "Gift of the ___________".

• Nile

• Amazon

• Euphrates

• Tigris

Which natural barriers protected Ancient Egypt from outside invaders?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Tigris River

• Sahara

• Black Sea

Whom is given credit for unifying Ancient Egypt and considered the first of the pharaohs?

• Anubis

• Menes

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

Before the first pharaoh unites Ancient Egypt, it was broken into two different parts. Identify the names of these two parts.

• Upper Egypt

• Higher Egypt

• Bottom Egypt

• Lower Egypt

How did the first pharaoh of Ancient Egypt symbolize he had untied the two different parts of Egypt?

• He wrote a message to all the people of Egypt to read.

• He combined to crown of the two Egypts.

• He combined the staff and rod of Egypt.

• He combined the robes of the two different Egypts.

Pyramids were built as _____________________.

• landing pads for aliens.

• meeting places for government officials.

• a sports arena.

• royal tombs for the pharaohs.

The head of Ancient Egyptian society was known as the __________.

• president

• emperor

• dictator

• pharaoh

The Ancient Egyptians practiced _______________, the worship of many gods.

• Islam

• monotheism

• polytheism

• Christianity

Which writing system was used by the Ancient Egyptians?

• pictographs

• sanskrit

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphs

The largest pyramids were built in the ________ Kingdom.

• New

• Middle

• Old

• Between