Ancient Egypt Test Review

A system of picture writing developed by the ancient Egyptians is called

• papyrus

• cuneiform

• cursive

• hieroglyphics

The flooding of the Nile River brought _________ to Egypt.

• silt

• boats

• transportation

• alligators

People settled in Ancient Egypt because of ______.

• deserts

• crops

• pyramids

• fertile land

The job of Ancient Egyptian artisans was to _____________.

• grow crops

• make jewelry

• collect taxes

• clean irrigation systems

Which of the following was not invented in Egypt?

• medicine

• the calendar

• the wheelbarrow

• papyrus

The purpose of ancient Egyptian pyramids was to provide a place where ______________.

• Pharaohs were buried in preparation for the afterlife

• aliens met to take over the Egyptian empire

• Egyptian workers were buried as a reward for hard labor

• priests gathered to worship the many gods of Egypt

Ancient Egyptians believed the Pharaoh received his power from ______.

• the Nile River

• the people

• the gods that he represented

• his father

Scribes were important in Ancient Egypt because __________.

• they knew how to read and write

• they went to school

• they prepared the papyrus

• they worked for the Pharaoh

Agriculture helped the Ancient Egyptian economy through crops ________.

• being given to poor people

• being given to the Pharaoh

• being were used for trade

• being used for taxes

Most Egyptians obeyed the Pharaoh because ___________.

• Egyptians were afraid to disobey the Pharaoh

• Pharaohs were weak

• Egyptians loved the Pharaoh's laws

• Egyptians did not respect the Pharaoh