North Africa History

Where did some of the earliest known civilizations, including Egypt, develop?

• Along the Tigris River

• Along the Amazon River

• Along the Nile River

• Along the Mississippi River

What were some of the key developments in early Egyptian civilization?

• Farming and cave painting

• Building cities, government, and a writing system

• Traveling to other continents

• Creating advanced machinery

What was the purpose of the Egyptian writing system?

• To decorate pyramids only

• To confuse invaders

• To record events and write literature

• To trade with China

Who ruled Egypt in ancient times?

• Emperors

• Sultans

• Pharaohs

• Kings of England

Why do historians know so much about ancient Egypt?

• Egyptians made video recordings

• Egyptians traded with Europe

• Egyptians had a writing system

• Romans wrote about them

What did hieroglyphics use to represent sounds or words?

• Numbers

• Pictures

• Colors

• Letters from Greek

What is the Rosetta Stone?

• A stone tool used in farming

• An ancient tomb in Egypt

• A slab with the same text in three languages

• A law written by Pharaoh

Why was the Rosetta Stone important to scholars?

• It gave a map to pyramids

• It helped decode Egyptian hieroglyphics

• It showed how to make papyrus

• It taught about Greek history

Which groups ruled the region of North Africa after ancient Egypt?

• Aztecs and Mayans

• Romans, Greeks, Muslims, and Ottomans

• Chinese and Japanese

• British and Americans

What major change happened during Roman rule in North Africa?

• People stopped farming

• Many converted to Christianity

• People built castles

• Roman soldiers were defeated