Ancient Egypt TEST PREP

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Mesopotamia

• Upper and Lower Egypt

• Eastern and Western Egypt

• Nubia and Cairo

Besides providing a food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• temples to worship in

• natural barriers to protect them

• sumerian artwork

• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious traditions

The Nile's floods were

• predictable.

• unpredictable

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens

• a collection of kingdoms

• series of rulers from the same family

• series of rulers from different families

Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or disease spread?

• the farmers

• the mummies

• the pharaoh

• the dynasty that was in power

The people of Egypt called the Nile River their (a)   because without it they would not be able to ​ (b)   or prosper because Egypt had a ​ (c)   cllimate .

• lifeblood
• survive
• desert

Who was the most important pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

• Senusret I

• Ahmose

• Narmer

• Khufu

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

• the afterlife

• the pyramids

• the pharaohs

• the heavens

Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.

• They carried the dead to a nearby country.

• They preserved bodies as mummies.

• They were buried in the river.

Why were tombs filled with food, art, jewelry, and furniture?

• The tombs were museums.

• The tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.

• The tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.

• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.