Ancient Egypt Quiz Prep

Cataracts in the Nile helped to keep the Ancient Egyptians protected from invaders.

• True

• False

• Frue

The first pharaoh who unified Ancient Egypt was

• Menes

• Khufu

• Djoser

• Sneferu

What did the first Egyptian pharaoh do to help build a unified kingdom of Egypt?

• He built a capital city of Memphis in Lower Egypt.

• He conquered Lower Egypt.

• All of the other answers are correct.

• He married a princess from Lower Egypt.

Which of these Egyptian social classes was highest?

• Merchants

• Slaves

• Farmers

• Nobles

Farmers ate bread with multiple meals a day.

• True

• False

• Tralse

For dinner, Ancient Egyptian farmers were likely to eat foods like geese, ducks, and gazelle, with grapes, melon, and figs for dessert, all served on golden plates.

• True

• False

Egyptian pharaohs were elected to office, much like U.S. presidents today.

• True

• False

The noble who helped the pharaoh by handling many day-to-day tasks of running the government was the ________.

• prime minister

• senator

• vizier

• nomarch

Which is not true about the Egyptian pyramids?

• They housed the dead bodies and treasures of pharaohs so they could enjoy them in the afterlife.

• They were built during the Old Kingdom.

• They were often looted by people who wanted to steal the treasures inside

• Pharaohs and their families lived there while running the kingdom.

The first mathematically true pyramid was the

• Red Pyramid

• Great Pyramid of Giza

• Bent Pyramid

• Step Pyramid