Ancient Egypt

What is the river’s name that makes possible life in Egypt?

• Congo River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

What’s the name of the writing?

• Lettering

• Cuneiform

• Rosetta’s stone

• Hieroglyphic

What was the purpose of mummifying the dead?

• It was a symbol of wealth
• The preservation of the body gave the soul a place to live in the afterlife
• It prevented diseases from spreading
• Mummification was not important to ancient Egyptians.

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

• Tombs

• Palaces

• Temples

• Centers of Learning

Ancient Egypt was protected by natural barriers formed by

• the Nile River

• the Delta

• deserts

• the Mediterranean Sea

The theocracy of ancient Egypt was a belief in the divinity of

• Ra

• Isis

• the pharaoh

• priests

The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in

• spirits

• an afterlife

• multiple gods

• magic

Papyrus was used as a surface for the Egyptian writing system called

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• inscribing

• pictographs

The legendary figure Narmer is famous for being

• a boy king

• inventor

• sun god of Ancient Egypt

• the first ruler of a united Egypt

Why were Egyptian (Nile River) farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)?

• The Tigris and Euphrates frequently changed course; the Nile didnít.

• The Nile flooded at regular intervals; the Tigris and Euphrates flooded

  irregularly.

• The Nile flowed north; the Tigris and Euphrates flowed southeast.

• The Nile flooded more deeply than the Tigris and Euphrates.