Ancient Egypt Final Exam

What body of water is considered the life source of ancient Egypt?

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Egypt River

What direction does the Nile River flow?

• North to South

• South to North

• North to East

• South to West

What natural event allowed the Egyptians to better grow crops in fertile soil?

• Fertalizer

• Sunlight

• Floods

• Temperature

What geographic feature, located at the mouth of the Nile River, had fertile soil good for farming?

• Cataracts

• Waterfall

• Rapids

• Delta

What were the rapid falls that were found along the Nile River called?

• Cataracts

• Waterfalls

• Delta

• Rapids

What name did the ancient Egyptians give to their ruler?

• King

• Emperor

• Pharaoh

A pharaoh was believed to be both a human and a god.

• True

• False

Egyptians believed that after a person died, they lived on in another place called Heaven.

• True

• False

Were Egyptians Monotheistic or Polytheistic?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

The pyramids were ancient Egyptian tombs, or burial places, for the dead.  

• True

• False