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Ancient Egypt

Quiz by Ellen Masters

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  • Q1
    Why was Egypt called, "The Gift of the Nile"?
    The Nile River flowed from south to north.
    Egypt had many great rulers.
    The Nile River brought life to Egypt.
    Egypt had a mild climate.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following best defines delta?
    a series of rulers
    a triangle-shaped area of land
    a series of rough rapids
    a ruler of a great house
    30s
  • Q3
    Central Idea: The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements best supports the central idea above?
    The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.
    The geography included areas for farming.
    The geography supported various desert plants and birds.
    The geography helped to unify the country.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following describes why cataracts both helped and harmed Egypt?
    Cataracts protected the people of Egypt, but imprisoned their religious leaders.
    Cataracts allowed farming to flourish, but prevented animal domestication.
    Cataracts allowed fishing to flourish, but prevented farming from occurring.
    Cataracts protected Egypt from invaders, but prevented sailing on parts of the river.
    30s
  • Q5
    How did Egyptian farmers water their crops?
    They developed an irrigation system.
    They watered their crops only when the Nile flooded.
    There wasn't much farming done in Egypt.
    They used aqueducts.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following best defines nobles?
    powerful artists of the kingdom
    people from rich and powerful families
    powerful traders from neighboring countries
    powerful scribes who wrote laws
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
    the heavens
    the afterlife
    the pyramids
    the pharaohs
    30s
  • Q8
    Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?
    because they reflected the priests importance
    because they reflected a pharaoh's importance
    because they reflected the sun god's importance
    because the reflected the architect's importance
    30s
  • Q9
    What job employed the most people in Egypt?
    scribe
    farmer
    architect
    merchant
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside an Egyptian pyramid?
    hieroglyphics
    paintings
    sarcophagus
    sphinxes
    30s
  • Q11
    Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
    The tombs were private storage rooms of the pharaoh.
    Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
    Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
    The tombs served as museums.
    30s
  • Q12
    Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
    Ramses the Great
    Pharaoh Menes
    King Tutankhamen
    Queen Hatshepsut
    30s
  • Q13
    On an Egyptian burial mask, gold symbolized ___.
    victory and blood.
    purity and wealth.
    the flesh of the gods.
    life and health.
    30s
  • Q14
    How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?
    It provided clues to King Tut's tomb.
    It provided a Greek text that matched the early Egyptian writing.
    It provided clues to Ramses' tomb.
    It provided paintings of various creation stories.
    30s
  • Q15
    Hieroglyphics are one of the world's first writing systems. When we studied Mesopotamia, you learned about another ancient writing system, called ___
    Hammurabi.
    cuneiform.
    Sumerian.
    ziggurat.
    30s

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