Egypt

What is ancient Egyptian writing called?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• Scribe

What is the belief in more than one god called?

• Polytheism
• Monotheism
• Atheism
• Pantheism

Who ruled all of Egypt as a god-king?

• Pharaoh
• Farmer
• Artisan
• Slave

Which river flows through the center of Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Amazon

Why were the pyramids built?

• as tombs for the pharaohs
• as vaults for the government's wealth
• as shelters for the homeless
• as monuments to the gods

Rule included great peace, economic success, trade, and building projects (obelisks)

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

• Ramses II

• King Tut

Obsessed with the god Aton, changed his name and the capital city, tried to eliminate all other gods

• King Tut

• Akhenaten

• Thutmose III

• Hatshepsut

famous for building giant temples and because he was once believed to be the pharaoh mentioned in Exodus

• King Tut

• Thutmose III

• Akhenaten

• Ramses II

Better known for his tomb (discovered in 1922) than his actual reign as Pharaoh

• Thutmose III

• Hatshepsut

• King Tut

• Ramses II

The last ruler of ancient Egypt before it was conquered by the Romans - famously was bitten by a poisonous snake...

• Hatshepsut

• Snefru

• Cleopatra VII

• King Tut