Ancient Egypt Review

Which River on the map flows North?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The Nile River flows in what direction?

• north to south

• east to west

• south to north

• west to east

What was one of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt?

• merchant

• artisan

• priest

• slave

What were the kings of Ancient Egypt called?

• viziers

• Nubians

• pharaohs

• scarabs

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What is a dynasty?

• Mud plains
• gods and goddesses
• Many different lands under one ruler
• A line of rulers from one family

What gift did the flood bring each year?

• Babies
• New Year
• Soil
• Water

What might you find in canopic jars?

• A mummy's ka
• A mummy's internal organs
• A mummy's posessions
• A mummy's limbs

Pyramids are ______.

• warehouses where surplus food is stored.

• temples where the people are allowed to come & play.

• stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone roof.

• royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet at a point on top.

Ancient Egyptian writing was made up of symbols representing objects, syllables, and letters. This form of writing was called ____.

• alphabet

• cuneiform

• mosaics

• hieroglyphics

Since the Egyptians believed that the other self or spirit of a dead person lived in the corpse (dead body) during the afterlife, what process was developed to preserve the corpse?

• mummification

• Egyptology

• desertification

• irrigation