Ancient Egypt

Who is credited with saying that Egypt is "The Gift of the Nile"?

• Thucydides

• Narmer

• Herodotus

• Imhotep

What does the phrase "The Gift of the Nile" mean?

• The Nile was a barrier

• The Nile was essential for Egypt's existence

• The Nile was a trade route

• The Nile was a source of conflict

Check the box of the period(s) in which pyramids were built in Ancient Egypt.

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

Which desert lies to the west of Egypt?

• Arabian Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

What was the political result of Egypt's natural boundaries?

• Increased invasions

• Political instability

• Political stability

• Cultural decline

Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?

• Cyrus

• Narmer

• Tutankhamun

• Ramses II

Who built the pyramids in Egypt?

• Slaves

• Foreign workers

• Egyptians themselves

• Hired mercenaries

Why are the pyramids of the Middle Kingdom a perfect metaphor (or symbol) for what makes that period different from the Old Kingdom?

• the fabulous treasures discovered inside Middle Kingdom pyramids reflected the enormous wealth and prosperity of that period’s wars of conquest

• they were built by slave labor, demonstrating that the strong sense of unity in the Old Kingdom had vanished

• they were not as durable structures as those built in the Old Kingdom, symbolizing the fact that the state was weaker during the Middle Kingdom

• trick question—there were no pyramids constructed during the Middle Kingdom

Imperial expansion & famous pharaohs are characteristics of what period of Ancient Egypt?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

What was the purpose of the Valley of the Kings?

• To serve as a trade center

• To avoid grave robbers

• To house the living pharaohs

• To store grain