Ancient Egypt Review

This river flows north through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Yellow River

Which part of Egypt is closest to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

Which geographic landform covers most of Egypt?

• mountains

• seas

• desert

• valleys

The Nile Delta at the mouth of the river takes what shape?

• square

• circle

• diamond

• triangle

To buy and sell goods and services is to

• barter

• trade

• bargain

• surplus

Ancient Egyptians buried many of their valuable goods with them, as they believed they needed them in

• the afterlife

• heaven

• their next life

• their sarcophagus

The ancient Egyptians form of writing was called

• cuneiform

• demotic

• hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

The pyramids were burial places for ancient Egyptian

• slaves

• pharaohs

• priests

• scribes

The ancient Egyptians believed in many gods, making them

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

• atheistic

• Jewish

These people predicted when the Nile River would flood.

• scribes

• priests

• pharaohs

• astronomers