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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?
Lower Egypt
Nubia
The Red Land
Upper Egypt
- 2. Multiple Choice
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
- 3. Multiple Choice
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
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?System of rules by queensGods and pyramidsWriting systemUse of iron, gold and ivory
- 6. Multiple ChoiceNubians had less land to farm than Egyptians somany Nubians moved to Egyptthey became accomplished sailors on the Nilethey sold their surplus grain to Egyptthey were motivated to trade
- 7. Multiple Choice
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
- 8. Multiple Choice
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
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who was the first pharaoh and leader who united the Kingdoms of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses II
Seth
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who was the most important god in Egypt?
Amon-Re
Horus
Isis
Osiris
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho were the individuals responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information?artisansbureaucratspharaohsscribes
- 12. Multiple Choice
What subject besides engineering did the Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?
anatomy
astronomy
chemistry
mathematics
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow were Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?they read ancient manuscripts that traced the history of the Nilethey used a lunar calendar and noted the event on the same date each yearthey watched the horizon for the star Sirius to appearthey were not able to predict it because the flooding varied from year to year
- 14. Multiple Choice
What word means ideas that spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services?
artistry
bureaucracy
commerce
interdependence
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did continued trading with Egypt have on Nubian civilization?Adopted many of the elements of Egyptian cultureLearned to navigate the Nile RiverStopped trading with other African countriesWanted to leave their country and move to Egypt
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?Had good land for growing cropsHad plants that sheep could graze onMade travel and trade easyOffered protection from invaders
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow did Egyptians and Kushites benefit when the Nile River flooded?Helped the leaders to stay in powerKept the two civilizations separate from each otherLeft silt behind that was good for farmingMade it easier to keep enemies away
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptian practice of mummification is an example of which of the following characteristics of a civilization?EconomicsPoliticsReligionSocial Structure
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the social pyramid show about Egypt's social classes?Fewest number of people were in the highest classesLargest numbers of people were in the artisan classesMany people advised the pharaohMore rich people than poor people in Egypt
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIf you were a peasant and wanted to raise your status, you couldBecome a scribeMarry an officialTake care of a templeWork for the rich
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