Ancient Civilizations-Mesopotamia and Egypt

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

Which river is said to "give life to Egypt" both in ancient and modern times?

• Amazon

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

Beginning with Greek historians, Egyptian kings have been known as_____________

• Monarchs

• Pharaohs

• Czars

• Chiefs

Most of the Egyptian society was.......

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• nontheistic

• Atheistic

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called

• cuneiform

• kanji

• hieroglyphics

• katakana

If you went to school in Ancient Egypt, what would you write on?

• clay tablets

• papyrus

• stone

• paper

Which statement best describes burial practices of Egyptians?

• they burned their bodies on a funeral pyre

• they carried their dead to neighboring countries

• they mummified the bodies of their dead

• they buried their dead in the waters of the Nile

The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in

• healing rituals

• afterlife

• technology

• education

What was the MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

• temples for religious worship

• storehouses for reserves of grain

• storehouses for the pharaohs wealth

• tombs for pharaohs when they died