Ancient Egypt Test Review

What were pyramids?

• a place to store food surplus

• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• tombs for nobles

Planning for a pharaoh's tomb began

• when he was born

• when he died

• when he became pharaoh

• on his 10th birthday

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphic
• characters
• Sanskrit

What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?

• hieroglyphics
• polytheism
• mythology
• monotheism

Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• priests
• scribes

Polytheism is the belief in 

• One God
• Multiple Gods
• No God
• one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days

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

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

What is a regent?

• The flooding season

• The most important priest

• The most important scribe

• Someone who rules when the pharaoh is too young