Ancient Egypt

Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?

• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

What is Egyptian writing called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphic
• characters
• Sanskrit

What were pyramids?

• a place to store food surplus

• prisons
• tombs for pharaohs
• tombs for nobles

What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?

• hieroglyphics
• polytheism
• mythology
• monotheism

Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• priests
• scribes

Pyramids are built to 

• for worshipping the Gods
• to look strong and cool to other nations
• be a tomb for the Pharaoh
• to give farmers jobs when not farming

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

• fresh drinking water

• floods destroyed homes and crops

• floods provided silt

• papyrus grew near the river

• a waterway for transportation

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• Plow

• Chariot

• Wagon

• Irrigation

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

• Plow

• Chariot

• Wagon

• Irrigation