EFFA - Ancient Egyptian Quizz

What major natural feature influenced Ancient Egypt's settlements?

• The Sphinx

• Nile River

• Sand dunes

• Black Sea

Why did people choose to settle near the Nile River?

• They needed a supply of water

• To wash their clothing

• There was more clay in the soil to build homes

• Yearly floods cause the land to be nutrient-rich, which was perfect for growing crops

Ancient Egyptian rulers were called

• Pharoahs

• Emperors and Empresses

• Kings and Queens

• Chiefs

Select the name of a famous female Pharoah that ruled during Ancient Egypt.

• Bastet

• Osiris

• Hatshepsut

• Cleopatra

Ancient Egypt's social structure has upper, middle and lower classes. Which groups of people formed the middle class?

• Pharoahs, nobility, officials and priests

• Scribes and soldiers

• Merchants and craftsmen

• Slaves and farmers

________ were structures used as tombs for pharoahs in Ancient Egypt, and contained all of the pharoah's possessions, secret passageways, store rooms and courtyards.

_________ were a form of Ancient Egyptian writing where pictures and sounds were represented by pictures and symbols.

 Where did ancient Egypt develop?

•  in southwestern Asia

• in northern Africa

•  in the Indus river valley

Put the social classes in order from highest to lowest

• peasants/farmers

• priests

• scribes

• government officials

• artisans

Egyptian Farmers mostly sold/exported these 2 crops to other civilizations

• Wheat

• Gold

• Sand

• Barley