4/14 Ancient Egypt

What did the ancient Egyptians use to build the pyramids?

• ramp (inclined plane)

• pulley

• lever

• crane

What was the northern part of Egypt?

• Upper Egypt

• Middle Egypt

• Lower Egypt

What is the longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible?

• Nile

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Susquehanna

What is a a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain?

• delta

• cataract

• Upper Egypt

• Nile River

What is a fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river?

• delta

• cataract

• pharaoh

• papyrus

What is a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top?

• pyramid

• obelisk

• ziggurat

• Rosetta Stone

What is a body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing?

• mummy

• afterlife

• detla

• cataract

What is a system of government ruled by religious leaders?

• New Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

• Menes

• theocracy

What is the Egyptian writing system that used symbols for words or ideas?

• hieroglyphics

• obelisk

• cuneiform

• papyrus