MU3 Ancient Egypt

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphic
• characters
• Sanskrit

Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• priests
• scribes

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• Plow

• Chariot

• Wagon

• Irrigation

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

• The temperature is warm

• The sand is soft

• Protection

• Easy to navigate

Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ___________.

• economy

• geography

• religion

• government

What were pyramids used for?

• a place to store food surplus

• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• protection from the sun

How did the Nile River help Egypt?

• provided water

• made soil good for farming

• All of the Above

• made it easy to travel by boat