Ancient Egypt

A period of time when one family rules is called a......

• Monarchy

• Kingdom

• Dynasty

The social pyramid shows what about Egypt's social classes?

• The highest class had the least number of people

• There were more rich than poor people

• most people were artisans

In ancient times, only ______ could write in the Egyptian language.

• artisans

• peasants

• scribes

The three seasons of Ancient Egypt are a) ______, b)_____, & c) ______

• flooding

• growing

• harvest

• building

• planting

Which way does the Nile River flow?

• North to South

• East to West

• West to East

• South to North

What is this system of writing called?

• calligraphy

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphs

• Alphabet

In Egypt, pyramids were built of all sizes and used for

• storing food

• protection against invaders

• tombs for pharaohs

• market places

What were the benefits of farmers living near the Nile River?

• it created desert like conditions

• there were no benefits

• it flooded and deposited fresh soil

What was the name of the river in Egypt?

• Tigris

• Amazon

• Euphrates

• Nile

How did the Nile River help Egypt?

• provided fresh water

• made soil good for farming

• made it easy to travel by boat

• All of these responses