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Ancient Egypt Review
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1
Which is NOT a reason the Ancient Egyptians lived along the Nile River?
it looked pretty
it made the land very rich and fertile
it provided fish
they needed it for irrigation
2
What is true about the Nile River?
All of the above
It flows from south to north
The people used it for food, water, and transportation
It made the farm soil rich
3
Which word describes the act of giving or doing something?
contribution
ancient
architecture
agriculture
4
What major river runs through the middle of Egypt?
Nile River
Mississippi River
Delta River
Yangtze River
5
Which of the following was NOT a contribution of Ancient Egypt?
calendar
fireworks
clock
paper & writing system
6
Architecture is the design of buildings. What buildings were the Ancient Egyptians famous for?
pentagons
huts
cabins
pyramids
7
Why were the pyramids built?
as tombs
as decoration
as mountains
to please the gods
8
Hieroglyphics are
The original writing system of the Egyptians
A plant used to make paper
The name of a desert
The ruler of a kingdom
9
What was the land like in Ancient Egypt
green and lush
dry
very wet
cold
10
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
On the coast of the Atlantic
Near the center of Africa
Along the Nile
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
11
Which word means very old?
pharaoh
agriculture
papyrus
contribution
12
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
House for the workers
House for the living Pharaoh
Burial Chamber
Temple
13
Which of the following was NOT a human characteristic of Ancient Egypt?
miners
hunters
fishermen
farmers
14
Which was invented in Ancient Egypt?
Wheel
Papyrus
Silk
Gunpowder
15
What geographic feature below was in Ancient Egypt?
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
Gobi Desert
Mississippi River
16
Ancient Egypt can be found on which continent?
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
17
The Egyptian scribes wrote on
Stone
Papyrus
Animal Hide
Bark
18
An Egyptian king was called which of the following
a god
Osiris
a pharaoh
a ruler
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The job of a pharaoh is to....
Write the history
Rule the country
Build the pyramid
Farm the land
