Ancient Egypt

What were pyramids?

• temples to the gods
• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• tombs for nobles

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphic
• characters
• Sanskrit

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

• hieroglyphics
• polytheism
• mythology
• monotheism

Why was papyrus important to ancient Egyptians?

• it made it easier to keep records and communicate
• it allowed them to sail too far away ports for trade
• it allowed them to create a system of writing
• it kept mice out of the granaries

Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• priests
• scribes

An example of a delta is 

• Egyptian Hieroglyphics
• A plane formation
• a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
• The rapids along the Nile

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

• The temperature is warm

• The sand is soft

• Protection

• Easy to navigate

Which was NOT a natural barrier of Egypt from invasion

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Great Sphinx

• 5 Cataracts

The Nile River's flooding could be described as

• unpredictable

• destructive

• predictable

• rare