Ancient Egypt

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphic
• characters
• Sanskrit

Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• priests
• scribes

Polytheism is the belief in 

• One God
• Multiple Gods
• No God
• one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days

Pyramids are built to 

• for worshipping the Gods
• to look strong and cool to other nations
• be a tomb for the Pharaoh
• to give farmers jobs when not farming

Egypt is on what Continent?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

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

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• Plow

• Chariot

• Wagon

• Irrigation

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

• The temperature is warm

• The sand is soft

• Protection

• Easy to navigate

Why do Pharaos get mummified?

• So their body doesn't decay
• So they can be put on display

• Because they wanted to be like Otzi

• To prepare them for the afterlife