5.2 - Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom

Rapids along the Nile River were called____________________?

• Cataracts

• White waters

• Waterfalls

• Riptides

A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river is called a Delta.

• True

• False

Legendary Egyptian ruler; ___________________ unified the kingdoms of upper and lower Egypt and built the new capital city of Memphis. He invaded and took control of the lower and upper Egypt, he married a princess from lower Egypt and made a newly unified country and wore both white and red crown.

What was the title used by the rulers of Egypt called?

• Monarch

• King

• Pharaoh

• Emperor

A series of rulers from the same family is called a ________________.

• Dojo

• Monarchy

• Tribe

• Dynasty

Which period lasted from about 2700 to 2200- BCE in Egyptians history that began shortly after Egypt was unified?

• New Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• Future Kingdom

The first step in embalming a body during mummification involved removing all of the .

(a)   The next Step was to ​ (b)   the body using ​ salt.

• Organs
• dry out
• fingers
• nails
• hair
• wash
• shampoo

Nobles were not rich and powerful people in ancient Egypt.

• True

• False

The life which much of Egyptian religion focused on was called the Afterlife

• True

• False

A specially treated body wrapped in silk for preservation was called a mummy.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The body was wrapped in Linen