Egypt Review

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

• North to South

• East to West

• South to North

• West to East

Where is Upper Egypt located on a map?

• North Egypt

• South Egypt

• West Egypt

• East Egypt

Where is Lower Egypt located on a map?

• North Egypt

• South Egypt

• East Egypt

• West Egypt

What is a dynasty?

• A tool used to help with farming.

• The pharaoh's hat.

• Your mom.

• A series of rulers from the same family.

What did the people of Egypt think about the pharaoh?

• That he was a god.

• That he should be voted for.

• That he was cruel.

• That he should be a warrior.

Why were the pyramids built?

• To hold grain.

• To be burial places for the pharaohs.

• To be tourist attractions for thousands of years.

• To worship the sun god.

What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead?

• To read to children to scare them.

• To give to mummies to keep them from resurrecting.

• It was a spellbook for the afterlife.

• To extort the poor and uneducated for money.

What two Egyptian creations caused written texts to be possible?

• Papyrus and Canals

• Hieroglyphics and Pyramids

• Canals and Pyramids

• Hieroglyphics and Papyrus

How did the Nile's floods benefit the Egyptians?

• They brought rich soil to the land.

• They didn't.

• They helped create a barrier between Egypt and its enemies.

• They used the risen water to travel to other nations.

What was the purpose of the Sphinx?

• A burial place for the pharaohs

• To protect the pyramids

• Decoration for the desert

• To honor Ramses II