Art of Early Civilizations

Which river runs North to South through Egypt?

• Mississippi

• Nile

• Amazon

• Sacramento

Which of these is NOT one of the kingdoms of Ancient Egypt?

• Old

• Middle

• Average

• New

Which pharaoh was known for building the Great Pyramid at Giza?

• Khufu

• Hatshepsut

• Senusret I

• Ramses II

What words means, "A preserved dead body."

• Pyramid

• Mummy

• Pharaoh

• Necropolis

What word means, "An Ancient Egyptian ruler?"

• A King

• A Queen

• A Pharaoh

• A President

Most of the art created in Ancient Egypt was related to which part of their culture?

• Government
• Religion
• Alabaster
• Tombs

What was the greatest environmental factor in the preservation of the art of Ancient Egypt?

• Flooding of the Nile
• High winds from the Sahara
• The dry climate
• Red Sea hurricanes

Why did many tombs contain models or animals, slaves and boats?

• The dead may need them in the afterlife
• Living relatives honoring the dead
• They were toys of the dead person
• Relatives hope to recover the valuable models at a later time

What were pyramids?

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

Pyramids are built to 

• for worshipping the Gods
• to look strong and cool to other nations
• be a tomb for the Pharaoh
• to give farmers jobs when not farming