Ancient Egypt

Where was Ancient Egypt located?

• Southern Europe

• Northeast Africa

• South Asia

• Northeast Europe

About how long did the civilization of Ancient Egypt last?

• 400 years

• 900 years

• 1,500 years

• 3,000 years

What name was given to a ruler/ king of ancient Egypt?

• Sultan

• Kaiser

• Pharaoh

• Czar

What part of Ancient Egyptian culture played an important role in government?

• Religion

• Science

• Cosmetics

• Arts

What is the longest river in the world that allowed many civilizations to flourish in ancient Egypt?

• Congo

• Nile

• Mississippi

• Amazon

What Egyptian boy pharaoh of the New Kingdom only lived to be 18 or 19 years old?

• Ahmose I

• Hatshepsut

• Ramesses II

• Tutankhamun (King Tut)

What Pharaoh commissioned Egypt’s first pyramid?

• Khufu

• Ramses II

• Djoser

• Khafre

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies of some of their dead?

• To honor the gods

• To remember the dead

• To suppress the smell

• To preserve the bodies so they could

  live on in the afterlife

What ancient Egyptian Kingdom was a period of peace and prosperity in which many pyramids were built?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Late Period

What three major kingdoms can ancient Egypt be divided into?

• First, Second, and Third

• Iron, Bronze, and Copper

• Old, Middle, and New

• Greek, Roman, and Assyrian