Ancient Egypt: Old Kingdom

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt.

• Mesopotamia.

• Eastern Egypt & Western Egypt.

• Nubia & Cairo.

The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?

• The geography supported various desert plants & birds.

• The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.

• The geography included areas for farming.

• The geography helped to unify the country.

Pyramids are ______.

• warehouses where surplus food is stored.

• temples where the people are allowed to come & play.

• stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone roof.

• royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet at a point on top.

Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?

• Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.

• Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.

• Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.

• Egyptians buried their dead in the river.

Ancient Egyptian writing was made up of symbols representing objects, syllables, and letters. This form of writing was called ____.

• alphabet

• cuneiform

• mosaics

• hieroglyphics

Since the Egyptians believed that the other self or spirit of a dead person lived in the corpse (dead body) during the afterlife, what process was developed to preserve the corpse?

• mummification

• Egyptology

• desertification

• irrigation

What was the most important use of the papyrus plant?

• It was used to feed livestock.

• It was used for clothing.

• It was used as building material.

• It was used as a writing surface.

The Nile River annually deposited silt into the ______.

• cataracts.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile Delta

• Red Sea

Why did the pharaohs of Egypt have so much power?

• They were considered both gods and kings.

• They were considered to be the wealthiest Egyptians.

• They were considered to be dynasties.

• They were the most important citizens in the democracy.

What was the job of an Egyptian scribe?

• to farm

• to write

• to build

• to offer sacrifices