Ancient Egypt

A giant triangle-shaped monument built to be a tomb for a god-king

• papyrus

• temple

• chapel

• pyramid

an ancient Egyptian leader is called a ___________________________.

• priest

• ruler

• pharaoh

• emperor

What is a Pharaoh? 

• emperor 
• King only 
• God only 
• God and king 

A skilled worker who practices a trade or handicraft is

• an artisan.

• a pharaoh.

• a priest.

• a slave.

a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long time

• bureaucracy

• empire

• dynasty

• artisans

A cataract is

• a piece of land almost nearly surrounded by water.

• an area of sediment depostied at the mouth of a river.

• a group of rocky rapids.

• a slow-flowing, braided river.

Amon Re, Osiris, Isis, and Horus were

• Viziers, head officials of government.

• skilled architects and mathematicians.

• Egyptian gods and goddesses.

• the scribes who invented heiroglyphics.

In 3000 BCE, ___________ united the kingdoms and wore a double crown of red and white. He was the first pharaoh of a united Egypt.

• Hatshepsut

• Ramses

• Ramses II

• Narmer

In 1475 BCE, ___________ crowned herself pharaoh of Egypt. She build wealth and power through trade.

• Hatshepsut

• Ramses

• Ramses II

• Narmer

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson