History pgs. 22-37

The mineral left behind in the soil after the Nile River flooded that made the soil rich for farming was called _______.

• Zinc

• Phosphorus

• Silt

• Nitrogen

• Sodium

Egypt’s great pyramids were constructed during the...

• Old Kingdom

• First Intermediate Period

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Late Period

He created some of the first pyramids ever like the Step Pyramid of Saqqara.

• Tutankhamen

• Khufu

• Menes

• Djoser

• Ramses II

What process was used on the dead in Ancient Egypt?

• Left to animals

• Mummification

• Burning

• Sinking in the Nile

• Buried under rocks

The double crown of Egypt that represented Upper and Lower Egypt, demonstrates

• Unification

• Irrigation

• Domestication

• Diaspora

• Division

What is the ancient Egyptian form of writing?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Greek

• Latin

Why did the Egyptians embalm the bodies of their dead pharaohs?

• to learn how human bodies worked

• to honor and show their respect for the dead

• to prove that pharaohs were humans, not gods

• to preserve them while the souls traveled to the afterlife

• because it quickened the decomposition

A period in Egyptian history that lasted from 2700 BC to 2200 BC

• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• None of the choices are correct
• Late Period

This was the burial place of the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom.

• Valley of the Kings
• Valley of the Pharaohs

• Pyramids of Giza
• Sphinx
• Stepe Pyramid