6th Grade Egypt Study Guide

Which direction did the Nile River Run?

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

• West to East

What is a Pharaoh?

• The type of government in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Has administration organized with officials and procedures

• A complex system of writing that implemented pictures used by Ancient Egypt.

• The highest of rulers in Ancient Egypt. Like a King or Queen.

• Person in charge of government bureaucracy.

What is mummification?

• The highest of rulers in Ancient Egypt. Like King or Queen.

• The person in charge of government.

• Horse-drawn vehicle that the Egyptians used for war. They learned to use from the Hyksos.

• A practice used by Egyptians. Drying of a dead body to prevent rotting.

Who was at the top of Ancient Egypt Society?

• Peasants

• Scribes

• Vizers

• Pharaoh

Who knew how to read and write in Egyptian society?

• Servants

• Scribes

• Merchants

• Craftspeople

Who was the first female Pharaoh?

• Menes

• Cleopatra

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

Who was the youngest Pharaoh to rule Egypt?

• Thtankhamen

• Akhenaten

• Ramses II

• Menes

One of Egypt's greatest achievements during Ancient Egyptian is

• The building of the Sphinx

• Having Pharaohs that were male and female

• The process of mummification

• The building of the great pyramids

Hatshepsut was the first woman to become Pharaoh. How did her rule over Egypt go?

• It was a time of expansion

• It was a time of prosperity

• She was an effective ruler

• All of the above

What did the Egyptians use to write Hieroglyphics on stone tablets and walls?

• Pen and paper

• Chisel and hammer

• Rosseta Stone and pen

• Wood and Papyrus