Ancient Egypt Quiz

What major river flooded each year, leaving rich soil on the river banks?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Indus

What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

What did the Egyptians believe in, making them polytheistic?

• Many Gods

• One God

• After-life

• No God

Put the social classes below in order

• Peasants

• Merchants and Craftsmen

• Slaves

• Pharaoh

• Wealthy, priests, member of government and army

What did the pharaohs build for themselves to rule the land after their death?

• Temples

• Houses

• Pyramids

• Towers

What was the writing system developed by the Egyptians known as?

• Pictograms

• Alphabet

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

What were the Egyptians famous for in the ancient world in the field of medicine?

• Major surgeries

• Minor surgeries

• Dentistry

• Pharmacy

After 2180 B.C., who arrived in horse-drawn chariots and caused the fall of the Egyptian pharaohs?

• Greeks

• Romans

• Hyksos

• Persians

What did the Egyptians use to make words and sentences in their writing system?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Pictograms

Which of the following was not an ancient Egyptian invention

• Medicine

• Roman numerals

• Calendar

• Minor surgeries