Ancient Egypt

What is a fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river?

• afterlife

• delta

• papyrus

• pyramid

What was the Egyptian writing system that used symbols to communicate sounds, words, and ideas?

• mummy

• pharoah

• hieroglyphics

• cataract

What was a paper material made from the reeds of a plant along the Nile River?

• delta

• papyrus

• mummy

• pharaoh

What was the section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain?

• cataract

• delta

• pyramid

• theocracy

Traditionally considered the longest river in the world and made civilization possible in Egypt and Kush?

• Mississippi

• Tigris

• Nile

• Ohio

Why did the majority of Egyptians settle around the Nile Delta?

• the area received a lot rainfall

• the buildup of soil made the land great for agriculture

• there were mountains for barriers

• temperatures were warmer than in other parts of Egypt

Why did the ancient Egyptians live along the Nile River?

• The Egyptians did not have the necessary technology for irrigation

• The Egyptians lived in the desert and could not depend on rainfall

• the Egyptians wanted to avoid the delta region

Why did the Egyptians believe in mummification?

• doctors would use the body parts of mummies for organ donations

• medical students would practice surgery on them

• the belief that a person's body must still exist so the spirit can go to the afterlife

Why was the pharaoh considered the most important leader in Ancient Egypt?

• the people believed the pharaoh was a god

• the people elected the pharaoh

• the pharaoh prepared soldiers

True or false. The ancient Egyptians constructed the pyramids out of limestone that weighed several tons and thousands of workers built them without wheels, cranes, and other technology.

• True

• False