Ancient Egypt

The __________________________ is the longest river in the world.

• Mississippi River

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Tiber River

The ancient Egyptians were polytheistic. Which statement below shows what polytheistic means?

• They believed in many gods

• They believed in one god.

• They didn’t believe in any gods.

• They believed that gods controlled all of nature.

How did the Nile River unite the ancient Egyptians?

• Most Egyptians lived close to the Nile river.

• Egyptians had to work together to control the annual flooding

• Egyptians depended on the Nile for their survival

• All of the above.

What is silt and how it helped the ancient Egyptians.

• Silt was salt they used for mummification

• Silt was a natural “mud-like” fertilizer left over after the floods. It enriched the soil where they planted their crops.

• Silt was a mud like substance that they used to make pottery

• They Ancient Egyptians didn’t use silt

Choose 4 natural resources that the Egyptians used in their daily lives:

• Natron

• Silt

• Water

• Papyrus

• Rice

Which statement is true about scribes in ancient Egypt?

• Scribes could be both girls and boys who studied hard in school

• Scribes were boys from poor families who studied hard in school

• Scribes were boys from wealthy families who studied hard in school

• Only girls from wealthy families could become a scribe.

There were more than 700 symbols that took Egyptian scribes 10 years

• Cuneiform

• Latin

• Greek

• Hieroglyphics

Explain why the ancient Egyptians didn’t need roads. How did they travel to different places?

What were the two main forms of transportation in Ancient Egypt?

• Horse

• Boat

• Bike

• Camel

Imagine you are an Egyptian farmer. You are getting dressed before heading out to work in the fields. What outfit would you choose?

• A lightweight black linen loincloth and sandals

• A lightweight white linen loincloth and sandals

• A heavy white wool robe and no shoes

• A heavy black wool robe and no shoes