Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Study Guide

What were the rulers of Ancient Egypt called?

• Presidents

• Queens

• Pharaohs

• Kings

What did the Egyptians use to make paper?

• A type of slave used specifically for farming

• A weapon used during war

• A plant used to make paper

• A god that the Egyptians worshiped

What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead?

• To explain the passage into the underworld upon one's death

• To warn the Egyptian subjects about the consequences if they grow too little food

• To scare thieves and other bandits, since it was a list of punishments

• To keep a record of all those who have passed away in order to remember the ancestors

Which river(s) formed the basis of life in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Mississippi and Missouri
• Ganges and Brahmaputra
• Nile and Amazon

What is the Hebrew word for God?

• Allah
• Brahma
• Yaweh

• Zeus

Who were the first people who lived in Mesopotamia?

• Sumerians
• Romans
• Greeks
• Egyptians

This river in Egypt allowed the Egyptians to grow a great variety of crops.

• Nile

• Yellow

• Ganges

• Tigris

___________________ were typically reserved boys. One of the things they can learn to become was a ___________________ which is someone who is able to read and write.

• Schools

• Granaries

• Scribes

• Priests

United the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt under his rule.

• Menes

• Hatshepsut

• Rames II

• King Tut

Female ruler of Ancient Egypt who expanded trade.

• Menes

• Hatshepsut

• Rames II

• King Tut