Egypt Quiz

What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Nile
• Tiber

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

• temples for religious worship
• storehouses for reserves of grain
• homes for the pharaohs' servants
• tombs for pharaohs when they died

What was the burial practice 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 was it so important that the Nile River flooded?

• Silt was washed away from the Nile Delta.
• The Egyptians could make sparkling water.
• Rich soil was left behind after the flood lowered.
• Merchants could travel faster across the water.

Ancient Egyptians believed in polytheism which means they:

• believed in 1 god
• believed in many gods
• believed in no god
• believed in Hammurabi's Code

What is a pharaoh?

• A ruler

• A person that acts like a god

• A ruler that is bossy

• A strict Parent

Egypt was mostly an/a _____________ -based economy.

• agricultural
• mechanical
• suburban
• mining

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• Plow

• Chariot

• Wagon

• Irrigation

Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify people?

• to later bring them back to life 
• to preserve their bodies for the afterlife
• to ensure an elegant funeral ceremony
• to preserve their bodies for science