Ancient Egypt

What river runs through Ancient Egypt?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Huh?? River?? You're kidding, right?

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

Who was the greatest of the female pharoahs?

• Hatshepsut

• Cleopatra

• Merneith

• Nefertiti

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Mesopotamia
• Upper and Lower Egypt
• Eastern and Western Egypt
• Nubia and Cairo

Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

• the farmers
• the mummies
• the pharaoh
• the dynasty that was in power

What are pyramids?

• warehouses to store food surplus

• temples where people are allowed to come and pray

• tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides

• tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point at the top

Egyptian writing system

• papyrus

• alphabet

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

Who was the youngest pharaoh?

• Khufu

• Tutankamun

• Hatshepsut

• Ramses II

Who were the greatest pharaohs of Egypt?

• Tutankamun

• Khufu

• Cleopatra

• Ramses II