Question 1

Why is Egypt often referred to as the "Gift of the Nile"?

Accepted Answer

Life could have have existed in the area without the waters of the Nile River.

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Egypt is an island on the Nile river and is shaped like a gift.

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Egyptian lore told of a story where the Nile was a god that presented a gift the Africa that was known as Egypt.

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Egyptians arrived in Egypt by boat on the Nile River.

Question 2

The fan-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by the Nile river into the Mediterranean Sea is this type of land form.

Accepted Answer

Delta

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Basin

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Plain

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Plateau

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the three most important environmental factors that influenced where people might have chose to settle in ancient times?

Accepted Answer

Community

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Topography

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Vegetation

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Water

Question 4

Which of the following is not a natural barrier that protected Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Dead Sea

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Nile River

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Libyan Desert

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Mediterranean Sea

Question 5

Explain why Upper Egypt is located South of Lower Egypt.

Accepted Answer

The Nile River flows south to north which means when you are moving south on the river, you are traveling upstream and when moving north on the river, you are traveling downstream.

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The Nile River flows north to south which means when you are moving south on the river, you are traveling downstream and when moving north on the river, you are traveling upstream.

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The Nile River flows north to south which means when you are moving south on the river, you are traveling upstream and when moving north on the river, you are traveling downstream.

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The Nile River flows south to north which means when you are moving south on the river, you are traveling downstream and when moving north on the river, you are traveling upstream.

Question 6

Nile flood waters coated the ground with a rich soil called...

Accepted Answer

Silt

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Milk

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Wilt

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Silk

Question 7

What are two roles of a pharaoh in ancient Egypt

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King and God

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Priest and General

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King and Priest

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God and Priest

Question 8

During which years was the Old Kingdom?

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2700-2200 BC

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3000-2800 BC

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2000-1800 BC

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1600-1100 BC

Question 9

What is another name given to the Old Kingdom?

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Age of Pyramids

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Dark Age

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Golden Age

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Period of Reunification

Question 10

For how many years did the Middle Kingdom last?

Accepted Answer

200

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400

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100

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300

Question 11

What is another name given to the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Golden Age

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Age of Pyramids

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Dark Age

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Period of Reunification

Question 12

The New Kingdom in ancient Egypt lasted from 1600-1100 BC. How many years did it last?

Accepted Answer

500

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200

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600

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50

Question 13

Which pharaoh was a pyramid builder?

Accepted Answer

Khufu

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Hatshepsut

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Ramses

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Senusret

Question 14

Which pharaoh is most well known for trade?

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

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Senusret

Answer

Ramses

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Khufu

Question 15

Which pharaoh is best known for being a great military leader and peacemaker?

Accepted Answer

Ramses

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Senusret

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Khufu

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Hatshepsut

Question 16

Which pharaoh had many statues of himself built, most notably those part of a great Temple at Abu Simbel.

Accepted Answer

Ramses

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Hatshepsut

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Senusret

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Khufu

Question 17

What is the practical purpose of a pyramid?

Accepted Answer

Tomb

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Temple

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Monument

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Alter

Question 18

What are the specially treated bodies called after Egyptians complete the embalming process?

Accepted Answer

Mummies

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Re

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Kas

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Sarcophagus

Question 19

Who is found below pharaohs on the Egyptian social pyramid?

Accepted Answer

Nobles

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Craftsmen

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Scribes

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Farmers

Question 20

What is the most important concept of Egyptian religion?

Accepted Answer

Belief in an afterlife

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Belief in the mummification process

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Belief in one god

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Belief in the Nile River

Question 21

What is the name of the Egyptian system of writing?

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

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latin

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cuneiform

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pictography

Question 22

Why was the temple at Abu Simbel moved?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians built a dam on the Nile River, which flooded the temples original location.

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Alexander the Great wanted the temple moved closer to his home in Macedonia.

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The temples original location was near a fault line and Egyptians worried it would be destroyed by an earthquake.

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Egyptians wanted to hide the temple during WWII so that it would not be destroyed.

Question 23

If you were to see a small Egyptian state with two upraised arms above the head, you would know this statue was that of the...

Accepted Answer

Ka

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Leader of the Hebrew slaves

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god Amun-Ra

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Pharaoh

Question 24

What was the most important development of Early Stone Age people?

Accepted Answer

Spoken language

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Agriculture

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Fire

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Wheel

Question 25

This was the transition from hunting and gathering to farming.

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Revolution

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Great Awakening

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Ice Age

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Golden Age

Question 26

The term Mesopotamia means this in Greek.

Accepted Answer

Between the Rivers

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Upon the Sea

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Island in the Desert

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Land by the Water

Question 27

Which type of map would be most useful for viewing geographic features of an area?

Accepted Answer

Physical

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Topographic

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Political

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Population

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