Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian history is divided into how many kingdoms?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?

• The Rosetta Stone
• The Tower of Babel
• The Step Pyramid of Sakarra
• The Great Pyramid

Where did most the Egyptian population live?

• along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

• along the coast of the Red Sea

• along the coast of the Nile River

• in the desert

Who was the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Egypt?

• Hatshepsut

• Menes

• Ramses II

• Seth

Who were the individuals responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information?

• artisans
• bureaucrats
• pharaohs
• scribes

The Egyptian practice of mummification is an example of which of the following characteristics of a civilization?

• Economics
• Politics
• Religion
• Social Structure

What is the belief in more than one god called?

• Polytheism
• Monotheism
• Atheism
• Pantheism

Why is the Nile River so important to Egypt?

• It is a tourist attraction, and always has been.
• It provides fishing for the people, which is their primary source of food.
• The river valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.
• It allowed Egyptian ships to sail to other nations to conquer them.

Egypt was ruled by kings who passed their title and position down to their son, which continued generation after generation. What is this called?

• a dynasty
• a shadoof
• a democracy
• a theocracy

This fan shaped area where the Nile River meats the sea is filled with fertile marshland. What is it called?

• a cataract
• a shadoof
• a delta
• a papyrus