Ancient Egypt

Egypt is located on which continent

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

What geographical features act as natural barriers that protect Egypt from attack?

• snow and the Nile River

• Deserts and the Nile cataracts (waterfalls/rapids)

• Nile Cataracts and high mountains

• The savanna and the Nile Cataracts

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?

• It isolated the settlements.

• It left silt that created rich, fertile soil.

• It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.

• It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.

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

What river allowed Egypt to begin?

• Nile

• Amazon

• Mississippi

• Delta

What is the mouth of the Nile River called?

• Misr

• Agriculture

• Delta

• Senet

What is the name of the huge lion/human statue built next to the great pyramids?

• Tut

• Khudufu

• papyrus

• Sphinx

Which two rivers form the Nile river?

• The Mississippi and the Missouri

• The Tigris and Euphrates

• The Rubicon and the Tiber

• The White Nie and the Blue Nile

The first king of a united Egypt was

• King Tut

• King Narmer

• Hermann the German

• Pharaoh Hatshepsut