Ancient Egypt Quiz

Egyptians lived in narrow bands of land on each side of what body of water?

• Amazon River
• Mississippi River
• Pacific Ocean
• Nile River

the flood waters would come when they saw what animal?

• when they saw an elephant

• when they saw a unicorn
• white birds called ibises

• when they saw a giraffe

What did farmers do after the waters drained?

• Took a vacation
• Built a dam
• Planted their crops
• Went fishing

what year did farmers start using technology to farm?

• 2024

• 110 BC

• 1300 BC

• 2400 BC

Egyptians grew a large variety of vegetables which did they NOT grow?

• Luttuce

• Potatoes
• Asparagus

• Cucumbers

The Nile is how many miles long?

• 3,700 miles
• 2,500 miles
• 5,000 miles
• 4,160 miles

Because Upper Nile is in the South and Lower Nile is North- what direction does the Nile flow?

• West
• East
• North
• South

Why was it important that the Nile flooded every summer?

• To create a natural barrier against invading armies
• To provide a habitat for aquatic animals
• To prevent the spread of diseases
• To deposit nutrient-rich silt onto the farmland for agriculture

Who were trained to write and record 

keeping?

• Scribes

• Merchants

• Pharaoh

• Priests

Which is true about the life of women in Ancient Egypt?

• Women had more rights and opportunities compared to other ancient civilizations
• Women had more rights and opportunities than men

• Women had limited rights but were still concidered property

• Women had no rights and were treated as property