Ancient Egypt

What were pyramids?

• a place to store food surplus

• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• tombs for nobles

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

Egypt is on which continent?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

• fresh drinking water

• floods destroyed homes and crops

• floods provided silt

• papyrus grew near the river

• a waterway for transportation

The process of preserving a body using salts and spices

• maranade

• soaking

• embalming

• papyrus

The process of removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.

• surgery

• cleansing

• cuneiform

• Mummification

Where did ancient Egyptians believed they would go after they died?

• heaven
• eternity
• pyramid
• afterlife

What was the Egyptian writing system that used a combination of pictures and symbols?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• alphabet
• demotics