Ancient Egypt

The geographic feature was the centerpiece of Ancient Egyptian civilization and without it, life could not have existed in this place.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

• Red Sea

• Upper Egypt

The largest group in Egyptian society was made up of:

• farmers and workers

• artisans and merchants

• scribes and traders

• soldiers and nobles

The flooding of the Nile River could be described as:

• unpredictable

• destructive

• predictable

• rare

A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader is called a

• dynasty

• theocracy

• bureaucrat

• pharaoh

The ancient Egyptians believed that their pharaohs were...

• unfair and cruel

• gods in human form

• greedy and selfish

• the best rulers in the whole wide world

Egypt is located on which continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

For which of the following reasons were pyramids built?

• Temples to the gods

• Prisons

• Tombs for pharaohs

• Tombs for nobles

What is Egyptian writing called?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Characters

• Sanskrit

What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?

• Hinduism

• Polytheism

• Christianity

• Monotheism

Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?

• It made it easier to keep records and communicate

• It allowed them to sail to far away ports for trade

• It allowed them to create a system of writing

• It kept mice out of the granaries