Ancient Egypt

What is papyrus?

• a paper like material

• a sphinx

• a pyramid

• a famous pharaoh

What event took place in 2011 in modern day Egypt?

• discovery of King Tut's tomb

• Cleopatra ruled Egypt

• Egyptian Revolution

• no one knows for sure

What is Cleopatra's claim to fame?

• she married her 12 year old brother

• she was the only person ever named Cleopatra

• she was the last ruler of Egypt before Romans took over

• she had her image on a coin

What is the purpose of a pyramid?

• slaves had to have something to do

• temple

• meeting place

• tomb for a pharaoh

How did floods help the Egyptians

• helped with boat building

• improved the soil

• lots of swimming opportunities

• they didn't - it was awful!

Where is Upper Egypt?

• Southern Egypt

• Northern Egypt

• Western Egypt

• Eastern Egypt

Who are Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter

• discoverers of the Sphinx

• discoverers of the lost pyramid

• discoverers of the origin of the Nile

• discoverers of the tomb of King Tut

What is the Rosetta Stone?

• a stone in King Tut's tomb

• a stone responsible for helping unlock the mystery of the hieroglyphs

• the stone that was replaced by papyrus

• a stone from Rosetta, Egypt that was once placed on the top of the Great Pyramid

With today's Egyptian population, which statistic is accurate?

• 5% of people live with 100 miles of the Nile River

• 0% of people live with 14 miles of the Nile River

• 2% of people live with 120 miles of the Nile River

• 95% of people live with 12 miles of the Nile River

Which religion is the primary religion of present day Egypt?

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism