- 1. The use of workers and resources to produce goods and services
A) Pyramid B) Economy C) Empire D) Pharaoh
- 2. A large stone with 3 languages that helped to learn the meaning of hieroglyphics
A) Economy B) Pyramids C) Papyrus D) Rosetta Stone
- 3. The system of writing using pictures or signs
A) Papyrus B) Scribes C) Pyramids D) Hieroglyphics
- 4. A group of lands and people under one government
A) Deltas B) Leadership C) Empire D) City-state
- 5. Bits of black soil, sand, and clay that fertilize the soil
A) Silt B) Clay C) Papyrus D) Irrigation
- 6. A triangle shaped area of marshy land made by deposits of silt, sand and small stones at the mouth of a river
A) Silt B) Irrigation C) Delta D) Pyramid
- 7. The supreme ruler of Egypt
A) Pyramid B) King C) Pharaoh D) Scribe
- 8. A person who receives training to write and keep records
A) Pharaoh B) King C) Scribe D) Papyrus
- 9. A huge stone structure built as the royal tombs
A) Pyramids B) Irrigation C) Temple D) Rosetta Stone
- 10. The practice of one person owning another
A) Irrigation B) Slavery C) City-State D) Empire
- 11. The watering of dry lands by means of streams, canals or pipes in order to grow crops
A) papyrus B) Irrigation C) Farming D) Delta
- 12. Type of paper made from reeds that grew in the Nile River Valley
A) Hieroglyphics B) Cuneiform C) Papyrus D) Scribes
- 13. The ________ was and important discovery that helped historians unlock an unknown language.
A) Cuneiform B) Rosetta Stone C) Papyrus D) Hieroglyphics
- 14. ____________ techniques made it possible for agriculture in both the Nile River Valley as well as along the Tigris and Euphrates river.
A) Economy B) Irrigation C) Domesticate D) Surplus
- 15. The ancient Egyptians viewed their _________ as both a ruler and a god.
A) Pyramid B) Pharaoh C) Empire D) Scribe
- 16. Cuneiform was written on clay tablets while scribes in Egypt wrote on __________.
A) Hieroglyphics B) Papyrus C) Pyramids D) Rosetta Stone
- 17. The Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea in a marshy _______ region
A) Empire B) Irrigation C) Delta D) Desert
- 18. The ______ became an important person in the government because he/she could record important information.
A) Scribe B) Farmer C) Warrior D) Pharaoh
- 19. The Rosetta Stone helped historians decode ____________.
A) Greek B) Papyrus C) Hieroglyphics D) Pyramids
- 20. The __________ were built to help send the Pharaoh to the afterlife.
A) Irrigation B) Empire C) Government Buildings D) Pyramids
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