Egypt Unit Review

What was the main purpose of Egyptian pyramids?

• To serve as tombs for pharaohs and important people.

• To act as marketplaces for trade and commerce.
• To function as granaries for storing food.
• To serve as temples for worshipping gods.

Describe the Great Sphinx.

• A stone carving of a dragon found in China.
• A large pyramid built for a pharaoh in the Valley of the Kings.
• The Great Sphinx is a limestone statue with a lion's body and a human head, located in Giza, Egypt.
• A bronze statue of a horse located in Rome, Italy.

Whose tomb did Howard Carter and his team of archaeologists discover?

• Ramses the Great

• King Tutankhamen

• Cleopatra
• Nefertiti

What is a Pharaoh?

• A Pharaoh is a common Egyptian dish.
• A Pharaoh is a type of ancient Egyptian artifact.
• A Pharaoh is a mythical creature in Egyptian mythology.
• A Pharaoh is an ancient Egyptian King (or Queen)

What was Hatshepsut famous for?

• Hatshepsut was known for her make-up tutorials.

• Hatshepsut was a famous poet of the Nile.

• Hatshepsut was a famous architect in ancient Rome.
• Hatshepsut was famous for being the first female pharaoh and building many monuments.

What was kept inside a sarcophagus?

• Ancient scrolls
• a bottle of hieroglyphs

• Mummification tools
• A mummy

Which continent is Egypt located?

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

How was Egyptian hieroglyphs different from our alphabet?

• Egyptian hieroglyphs are made up of numbers only.
• Egyptian hieroglyphs use pictures & symbols.

Which river flows south to north in Egypt and was central to the development of the Egyptian civilization?

• Nile River
• Mississippi River
• Yangtze River
• Amazon River

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• By using irrigation systems and the annual flooding of the Nile River.
• By planting crops near the ocean for saltwater irrigation.
• By relying solely on rainfall without any systems.
• By using wells dug deep into the desert for water supply.