Ancient Egypt Review for TEST

What is papyrus?

• A type of paper

• A type of metal

Where is Lower Egypt located?

• East of the Nile

• North of the Nile

What is silt?

• A type of animal

• Fine soil found on river bottoms

What is a regent?

• A type of bird

• Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule

Who was Menes?

• The king of Upper Egypt who united it with Lower Egypt

• A great warrior

What was the primary occupation of the ancient Egyptians?

• Farming

• Ship building

What is a Pharaoh?

• The ruler of ancient Egypt

• A type of bird

What is a Hieroglyph?

• A system of writing used in ancient Egypt

• A type of food

What social class had the most amount of people in it?

• peasants

• pharaohs