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Ancient Egypt Review
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1
Hieroglyphics are
The name of a desert
A plant used to make paper
The original writing system of the Egyptians
The ruler of a kingdom
2
What geographic feature below was in Ancient Egypt?
Atlas Mountains
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Mississippi River
3
Which word describes the act of giving or doing something?
architecture
contribution
agriculture
ancient
4
What major river runs through the middle of Egypt?
Delta River
Nile River
Yangtze River
Mississippi River
5
The job of a pharaoh is to....
Write the history
Build the pyramid
Rule the country
Farm the land
6
An Egyptian king was called which of the following
a pharaoh
a ruler
a god
Osiris
7
Which of the following was NOT a contribution of Ancient Egypt?
paper & writing system
calendar
fireworks
clock
8
Which was invented in Ancient Egypt?
Silk
Papyrus
Gunpowder
Wheel
9
What was the land like in Ancient Egypt
cold
dry
green and lush
very wet
10
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
Near the center of Africa
Along the Nile
On the coast of the Atlantic
11
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
House for the living Pharaoh
Burial Chamber
Temple
House for the workers
12
Why were the pyramids built?
to please the gods
as mountains
as tombs
as decoration
13
The Egyptian scribes wrote on
Animal Hide
Papyrus
Bark
Stone
14
What is true about the Nile River?
The people used it for food, water, and transportation
It flows from south to north
All of the above
It made the farm soil rich
15
Which word means very old?
agriculture
pharaoh
papyrus
contribution
16
Which is NOT a reason the Ancient Egyptians lived along the Nile River?
it looked pretty
it provided fish
it made the land very rich and fertile
they needed it for irrigation
17
Ancient Egypt can be found on which continent?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
18
Which of the following was NOT a human characteristic of Ancient Egypt?
miners
hunters
farmers
fishermen
19
Architecture is the design of buildings. What buildings were the Ancient Egyptians famous for?
cabins
pyramids
pentagons
huts
