Ancient Egypt

Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• scribe
• merchant

Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 

• pebbles
• silt
• dust
• clouds

Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?

• Nile Delta
• desert
• far south
• cataracts

Egyptian writing system

• papyrus
• alaphabet
• cuneiform
• heiroglyphics

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• irrigation
• polytheism
• epic

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

• their rule of the queens
• their rule over upper and lower Egypt
• the Nile flowed 2 ways
• both farming and herding were important

Pyramids are 

• warehouses to store food surplus
• temples where people are allowed to come and pray
• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.