Ancient Egypt Review 2022

What is the main river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Yangtze

Using the map, which number shows the location of Upper Egypt?

• 3
• 2
• 6
• 4

The Egyptians were ______________. That means that they_______________.

• polytheistic; believed in one god
• polytheistic, believed in many gods
• monotheistic; believed in no gods
• polytheistic; believed in the afterlife

Ancient Egyptians developed a system of writing that used drawings and symbols to represent words or sounds. What was this called?

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics
• Alphabet
• Cursive

In ancient Egypt, the ___________ was both the head of governmental and religious life.

• scribe
• priest
• pharaoh
• ensi

On which continent is Egypt located?

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa
• Egypt

Which of these was NOT a job of the pharaoh?

• Collecting taxes
• Oversee the mummification process
• Lead the military
• Oversee religious ceremonies

What is King Tut most famous for?

• Being the most successful female Egyptian pharaoh.
• Being the oldest and longest reigning Egyptian pharaoh.
• Being the youngest pharaoh and having the most extravagant, gold filled tomb.
• Being the youngest pharaoh and having the only tomb with secret passageways.

What makes the discovery of King Tut's tomb important to historians and archaeologists?

• It was the first Egyptian tomb one ever found.
• It was the most entact, undisturbed tomb and gives us insight to daily Egyptian life.
• He was the most famous pharaoh so his tomb was important to historians.
• It was important because his body was undisturbed so it could be studied.

Because the Nubians had less land to farm and a smaller surplus than the Egyptians...

• Egyptians mainly wanted grain from Nubia.
• A lot of Nubians moved to Egypt.
• The Nubians invaded Egypt
• Nubia wanted grain from Egypt for gold.