Ancient Egypt

What were pyramids used for?

• a place to store food surplus

• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• protection from the sun

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics

• characters
• Sanskrit

Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• priests
• scribes

Polytheism is the belief in 

• One god

• Many gods

• No god

• 3 gods

Egypt is on what Continent?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

What is the famous river in Egypt where Ancient Egyptian civilization developed?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson

Why do Pharaos get mummified?

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

• Because they wanted to be like a god

• To prepare them for the afterlife

The process of removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.

• blaspheme

• papyrus

• cuneiform

• mummification

How could you move up in social class in Ancient Egypt?

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Egyptians are believed to have created this math concept

• area

• fractions

• triangles

• algebra