Ancient Egypt Test Review

Ali could see pyramids from his home.

His father made papyrus.

Where does Ali live?

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient China

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Mali

Choose the contributions from Ancient Egypt:

• 365 day calendar

• fireworks

• compass

• papyrus

What plant did the Egyptians use to make paper?

• palm

• papyrus

• lotus

• flax

Most of Ancient Egypt's land was _____.

• desert

• hills

• mountain

• forest

What continent is Egypt located on?

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

Ancient Egyptians adapted to their environment by _______.

• using clay to build houses

• farming and fishing and using trees as canoes

• farming and irrigating land near the Nile River

• fishing, farming, and irrigating the land

Ancient Egyptians created irrigation systems to adapt to their environment. These helped them to _____.

• construct taller obelisks

• build better pyramids

• fish in the rivers and seas

• move water inland to farm

Which are not adaptations of the Ancient Egyptians?

• farm in fertile soils along the Nile River

• built ships to fish in

• create irrigation systems

• trading on the Mediterranean Sea

A word that means "long, long ago"

• away

• ancient

• past

• yesterday

The word "architecture" means _____.

• planting with water

• kinds of buildings

• kinds of writing

• making new items