Ancient Egypt Test Review

The annual flooding of the Nile River is called

• wet season

• inundation

• rising tide

• silt deposit season

Papyrus is

• a plant that grows near the Nile River

• an important trade item for ancient Egyptians

• used to write on

• all of the above

Hieroglyphics

• must be read from left to right

• focuses on correct punctuation

• can be read in any direction

• uses letters and numbers

Where is Egypt located?

• Southern Asia

• Western Africa

• North America

• Northern Africa

The sun god of Egypt was

• Osiris

• Ra

• Anubis

• Seth

Upper Egypt was protected from invaders by

• the Nile Delta

• cataracts

• mountains

• the Mediterranean Sea

The goddess of childbirth who had the head of a cat was

• Isis

• Bastet

• Horus

• Delilah

The inundation of the Nile river occurs in

• June and July

• July and August

• May and June

• April and May

The pharaoh who conquered Turkey to expand Egypt's territory was

• King Tut

• Ramses the Great

• Thutmose III

• Hatshepsut

Someone who gave advice to the pharaoh was called a

• assistant

• colleague

• coworker

• vizier