20 questions
What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?
Lower Egypt
Nubia
The Red Land
Upper Egypt
Where did most the Egyptian population live?
along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
along the coast of the Red Sea
along the coast of the Nile River
in the desert
What was the importance of the Book of the Dead?
explained the succession of pharaohs
served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls
told the story of an Egyptian official who killed a pharaoh
was a list of important citizens and officials who had died
Why did skilled artists create paintings on the interior wall of the pyramids?
to decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh
encourage sight-seeing and visitors to the tombs
increase the value of the tomb and pyramid
provide the person buried with servants and things they needed
What made the rocky rapids called the Nile cataracts important?
Egyptians couldn't trade with countries on the Mediterranean Sea
Nubians were skillful sailors
ships couldn't travel upstream from Egypt
silt would not build up at the mouth of the Nile
What did Egyptians believed they needed to do in order to overcome death like Osiris?
burn their bodies in the temple
have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile
pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain
preserve their bodies for the afterlife
Who was the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses II
Seth
Who was the most important god in Egypt?
Amon-Re
Horus
Isis
Osiris
What subject besides engineering did the Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?
anatomy
astronomy
chemistry
mathematics
What word means ideas that spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services?
artistry
bureaucracy
commerce
interdependence