Ancient Egypt

The delta of the Nile River provided Egyptians all of the following EXCEPT...

• a natural barrier

• fertile soil

• protection from invaders

• regular rainfall

The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of

• farmers ans workers

• artisans and merchants

• scribes and traders

• soldiers and nobles

Which body part was NOT put in to the Canopic Jars?

• stomach

• lungs

• intestines

• brain

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were...

• unfair and cruel

• gods in human form

• greedy and selfish

• the best rulers in the whole wide world

What were pyramids?

• temples to the gods
• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• tombs for nobles

Why do Pharaos get mummified?

• So their body doesn't decay
• So they stay nice and juicy
• Because Otzi was mummified
• To prepare them for the afterlife

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Ramses the Great ruled Egypt as a Pharaoh and accomplished many great things. Two of things he is known for is

• long reign as Pharaoh and building great monuments, cities and temples

• building great monuments and temples and shrinking Egyptian Empire

• allowing the Hittites to take control of Egypt and the love his wife Nefertari

• having the shortest reign as pharaoh and making a peace treaty with the Hittites

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt.

• Nubia and Cairo.

• Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

• Mesopotamia.

The first pharaoh built a new capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called

• Pe

• Nekhen

• Sinai.

• Memphis