Ancient Egyt Module 4 Lesson 2 Old Kingdom

True or False: The Old Kingdom is famous for building pyramids and the Great Sphinx.

• TRUE

• FALSE

(a)   was considered both the head of the government and the Egyptian religion.

• Pharaoh
• Vizier
• Sphinx
• Nomarch

What was the capital city of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period?

• Cairo

• Alexandria

• Thebes

• Memphis

• Luxor

True or False: In the Egyptian religion, Pharaoh was considered a god.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians is (a)  

• delta
• Red Land
• Rosetta Stone
• pyramid

What does polytheistic mean?

• believe in 1 god

• believe in Allah

• belief in many gods

Egyptian's name for a person's life force

• noble

• Ka

• dynasty

• delta

Which river flows through the center of Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Amazon

Why were the pyramids built?

• as tombs for the pharaohs
• as vaults for the government's wealth
• as shelters for the homeless
• as monuments to the gods

The ancient Egyptians read (a)   in order to know how to achieve life after death.

• The Book of the Dead
• The Book of Life
• The Book of the Pharaohs
• The Book of Prayers