6th Ancient Egypt

What geographic area is shown here?

• Egyptian Desert

• African Desert

• Sahel Desert

• Sahara Desert

What served as tombs for Egyptian kings and centers of temple complexes?

• pyramids

• ziggurats

• caskets

• mummies

This statue carved from stone in ancient Egypt is one of the oldest and largest carvings in the world. What is it called and where is it located?

• Khafre the Lion in Giza

• Great Sphinx in Giza

• Great Sphinx in Luxor

• Khafre the Lion in Luxor

• used irrigation to bring water from the Nile to fields

• used clay from the Nile to make bricks for building

• built homes with windows high from the ground to stay cool during the day

• planted crops after the Nile flooded

Which is the best title for this list?

• Reasons for the Fall of the Egyptian Civilization

• Importance of Rivers in Ancient Egypt

• Steps for Farming and Building in Ancient Egypt

• Adaptations and Modifications in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians modified their environment by building

• bridges to easily cross the Nile at its widest point.

• large wading pools to cool off during the hot summer months.

• tall fences to separate one farm from another.

• irrigation ditches to bring water from the Nile to their fields.

One effect of growing surplus crops in ancient Egypt was that

• people could specialize in different jobs.

• more people wanted to be farmers.

• the price of crops began to decrease.

• farmers grew different types of crops.

The Nile River floods each year in June. How did this affect the ancient Egyptians?

• The flooding made travel upstream easier.

• The flooding left behind silt that made the soil rich.

• The flooding destroyed most of the houses.

• The flooding swept away fish that were used as food.

Which body of water is marked with the letter Z on the map?

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

Which physical feature is marked with the letter Y on the map?

• Nile River Delta

• Sahara Desert

• Sinai Peninsula

• Nubian Desert

On the map, the letter W represents the

• Indus River

• Yellow River

• Ganges River

• Nile River