Ancient Egypt - Quiz SY25

When we talk about Ancient Egypt, about when was this? _________BCE.

• around 1,500 BCE -1,000 BCE

• around 3,000 BCE- 30 BCE

• around 1-1,500 BCE

About how many years did ancient Egypt last?

• 300

• 1,500

• 3,000

Draw a map diagram that includes Egypt, Nile, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea.

The Nile River has two sources: the Blue Nile, which begins in the country of ___________ and the W_________ N_________ which flows north from Lake Victoria.

• Ethiopia
• White Nile
• West Nile

The large river in Egypt is named ___________.

• the Nile

• the Euphrates

• the Tigris

As the land gets closer to sea level approaching the Mediterranean sea, the Nile branches out into many smaller rivers. This area is called a ___________.

• peninsula

• delta

• waterfall

• Cataract

(a)   is the name of the country to the south of PRESENT day Egypt.

Historians are able to interpret so much of Ancient Egypt’s history, events, and belief systems because they translated Egyptian text. They did this by using the ___________.

• Rosetta Stone
• Book of the Dead

• Ancient scrolls

___________ was one of the most famous of the writing systems in ancient Egypt.

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform

Egypt, was called “______________,” referring to its black soil.

• Kemet
• The Land Between the Rivers