Ancient Egypt Flashcards

1

Who ruled Ancient Egypt?

A God/Goddess
A Pharaoh
A king
Emperor

2

Which group of people build the pyramids?

Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Chinese
The Romans
The Greeks

3

How did yearly flooding along the Nile benefit the Egyptians?

provided drinking water
created fertile soil
increased the need for irrigation ditches
made it easier to catch fish

4

Which group of people invented the 365-day calendar?

Ancient Chinese
Indians
Ancient Egyptians
Americans

5

The word contribution means....

resources we use
giving or doing something
laws people follow
making something new

6

What is the longest river in the world?

Middle River
The Nile River
The Yellow River
The James River

7

What country is shown in red?

Rome
Mali
China
Egypt

8

The writing of Ancient Egypt was called

letters
Arabic
Hieroglyphs
English

9

The image shows

an aqueduct
The Great Wall
the Sphinx
The pyramids

10

Hieroglyphics were the written language of the....

Ancient Egyptians
Native Americans
the first presidents
Ancient Chinese

11

What determined the type of shelter used by the Egyptians?

The types of clothing they wore.
The types of food they ate.
The inventions they created
The environment in which they lived.

12

The ancient Egyptians farmed on land....

along the Nile River
in the forest
along the James River
in the Sahara Desert

13

The word ancient means....

in the future
tomorrow
today
long, long ago

14

Ancient Egyptians used the Nile River as

transportation
population
information
communication

15

Which of the following is NOT a contribution from the ancient Egyptians?

pyramids
calendar
clock
compass

16

The word architecture means

the designs of buildings
planting in water
kinds of writing
making new items

17

Which Egyptian invention is used most often in schools today?

silk
Hieroglyphics
paper
compass

Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt

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