Ancient Egypt Review

Which statement best explains why we are able to study Ancient Civilizations today?

• Civilizations still exist today.

• Written records from slaves left behind that we can read today.

• Artifacts that were left behind that we study to learn more about these civilizations.

• Videotapes that have been discovered.

Which of the following rivers run through upper and lower Egypt?

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Amazon River

The triangular area at the tip of Egypt that is consisted of very good farmland is called

• Fertile Crescent

• The Nile Delta

Which statement best describes the religion of Ancient Egypt?

• There was only one god.

• The Egyptians believed in no gods at all.

• The Egyptians were polytheistic.

• There was one God that ruled over the entire ancient Egypt.

The Pyramids in Egypt were built because...

• Pharaohs wanted to live in a huge place.

• Pharaohs wanted to be buried there.

• Pharaohs wanted to punish the slaves.

• Pharaohs had no say in building the pyramids.

One characteristic of Lower Egypt was...

• cataracts in the river

• built temples to worship Re, the sun god

• Nile River Delta of fertile land

• Sea of Persia

Menes displayed the unification of Egypt by...

• feeding his slaves

• building a pyramid

• wearing a red and white crown

• made set laws for all Egyptians

Choose two technological advancements of the Egyptians

• hieroglyphics and papyrus

• the pyramids

• Cuneiform

Egyptians believed the afterlife...

• was a sad place

• was a place where life continued after death

• consisted of being reincarnated

• the Egyptians did not believe in a afterlife

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Ancient Egypt and the Sumerians?

• both civilizations settled near rivers

• both civilizations used scribes to farm

• both civilizations were polytheistic

• both civilizations developed their own system of writing