Ancient Egypt

Who owned everything in Ancient Egyptian kingdoms?

• The Pharoah
• Vizier
• Slaves
• Priests

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What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?

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

Egypt borders what 2 seas?

• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
• Dead Sea & Red Sea
• Dead Sea & Mediterranean Sea

Title used by Egyptian rulers

• pharaoh

• Ka

• dynasty

• obelisk

Ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

• sphinx

• Rosetta Stone

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

King Tut, along with many Pharaohs of the New Kingdom was buried where?

• In a pyramid

• In the Valley of the Kings

• In the Nile River Valley

• In a secret tomb

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

What does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?

• Fewest number of people were in the highest classes
• Largest numbers of people were in the artisan classes
• Many people advised the pharaoh
• More rich people than poor people in Egypt

What are two geographical features that protect Egypt?

• snow and the Nile River

• The Nile Delta and the Nile Cataracts

• Nile Cataracts and the mountains

• The savanna and the Nile Cataracts

Why did the ancient Egyptians build the structures depicted in picture above?

• as monuments to the glory of Egypt
• as temples to their gods
• as meeting places for the leaders
• as burial sites for the pharaohs