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

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

The definition of the word Pharaoh

• A King
• Prince
• A Tomb
• A city in Egypt

Polytheism is the belief in 

• One God
• Multiple Gods
• No God
• The flying spaghetti monster

Pyramids are built to 

• for worshipping the Gods
• to look strong and cool to other nations
• be a tomb for the Pharaoh
• to give farmers jobs when not farming

Egypt is on what Continent?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson