Ancient Egypt and Kush

The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.

• widest
• shortest
• fastest
• longest

During the ____________, the Egyptians began to build pyramids.

• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• Newest Kingdom

Because the geography included areas for farming, the Nile River Valley was _________________.

• not an ideal place to live
• well-suited for settlement
• one of the last places people settled
• hot and dry without fertile land

Egyptian believed the dead enjoyed things in the afterlife; therefore, tombs were filled with __________, ___________, and other treasures.

• food; water
• art; jewelry
• statues; animals
• furs; leather goods

Egypt's location provided a stable food diet and its location also had _____________ to protect again invaders.

• soldiers
• pharaohs
• natural barriers
• slaves

What helped keep Kush safe from Egypt?

• cataracts
• mountains
• deserts
• forests

Which job employed the most people in Egypt?

• farmer
• merchant
• government official 
• scribe

Political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• Priest

• Merchant

• King

• Pharaoh

Burial technique to preserve a body in a life-like manner.

• Cremation

• Mummification

• Burial at Sea

• Preservation

Largest pyramid in Egypt is located at?

• Cairo

• Memphis

• Giza

• Kush