Pyramids were built to protect

the preserved body of the pharaoh.

Pyramids were most likely

constructed without the use of modern machinery.

What is odd about Upper and Lower Egypt?

Upper Egypt is south and Lower Egypt is North.

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Ancient Egypt Geography and Old Kingdom

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1
A cataract (in Ancient Egypt terms) is
rapids in a river.
someone who delivers food to royalty.
a cloudy substance over someone's eye.
a car part that regulates the engine's air intake.
2
Who was the first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt?
King Tut
Nefertiti
Menes
Ramses the Great
3
The Ka is another word for
spirit.
jar for organs.
mummy.
prayer.
4
Pyramids were built to protect
all the gold in Egypt.
the religious secrets of Ancient Egyptians.
the Book of the Dead.
the preserved body of the pharaoh.
5
What was the tallest building in the world for four thousand years?
Djoser's Step Pyramid
The Great Pyramid of Khufu
The Ziggurat at Ur
The Empire State Building
6
The Old Kingdom is the period in Egyptian history between
2700 CE and 2200 CE.
2700 BCE and 2200 BCE.
7,000 BCE and 4,000 BCE
300 BCE and 200 CE.
7
How is the area around the Nile River similar to the area around the Tigris and Euphrates?
the land near the banks are fertile.
The river floods.
All of the above.
All three provide fish and freshwater
8
The word pharaoh in Egyptian means what?
Great God
Great House
Great Emperor
Great King
9
What did the Greek historian Herodotus say about Egypt?
The Greek civilization was better.
That it is an oasis unlike any other.
It is the gift of the Nile.
None of the above.
10
Pyramids were most likely
constructed without the use of modern machinery.
All of the above.
mostly created by slaves.
built out of concrete.
11
"Pharaoh" is a word we use to describe an Egyptian
slave
priest
scribe.
king.
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What is odd about Upper and Lower Egypt?
Upper Egypt receives rainfall and Lower Egypt is a desert.
Upper Egypt is south and Lower Egypt is North.
Upper Egypt has lots of farmland and Lower Egypt does not.
Both Upper and Lower Egypt are in the savanna.

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