Ancient Egypt

Egypt is located in which continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

Which river is said to "give life to Egypt"?

• Amazon

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?

• It attracted hunters and gatherers

• It left silt that created rich soil

• It isolated settlements

• It spread diseases

Egyptian kings who made laws were known as...

• monarchs

• tsars

• presidents

• pharaohs

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

• It helped to understand Egyptian writing

• It is a rare stone worn by Cleopatra

• It gave clues about how the pyramids were built

• It explained the mummification process

Egyptians had a written language using pictures called...

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• Greek

• Latin

The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in...

• education

• technology

• afterlife

• writing

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

• storing crops

• religious worship

• tombs for pharaohs

• statues

A form of written language for ancient Egyptians.

• dynasty

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

• pharaohs

Process to preserve a dead body by wrapping it in cloth strips.

• pyramid

• papyrus

• mummification

• silt