Ancient Egypt Contributions SOL 3.2

The Ancient Egyptian writing that uses pictures and symbols is called ________.

• sphinx

• Rosetta Stone

• hieroglyphics

• pyramid

What three Ancient Egyptian inventions help tell time?

• water clock

• obelisk

• hieroglyphics

• 365-day calendar

• papyrus paper

What did the Egyptians use to make a special type of paper?

• bronze

• silk cloth

• papyrus

• compass

Which Ancient Egyptian invention was created to keep track of the Nile River flooding?

• 365-day calendar

• paper

• irrigation

• sundial

How did the Nile River help the Egyptians develop the calendar?

• measure sunshine on the water

• floating sundials down the Nile

• measured the speed of the Nile

• measured a year by the rise and fall of the Nile

Tonya is reading a book about Egyptian architecture. What is the book about?

• sundials

• water clocks

• hieroglyphics

• pyramids

The ancient Egyptians adapted to their environment by ______.

• using clay to build houses

• farming and irrigating the land near the Nile River

• farming, fishing, and using trees for canoes

• farming, fishing, and irrigating the land

In Ancient Egypt, the tombs were built ________.

• to show other civilizations how strong the Egyptians were

• as tombs for pharoahs

• to punish lawbreakers

• as a payment to the gods