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Grade 9 SS Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt Test
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Section Assessment
Section 1: Geography and Early Egypt
True or False – Shade the correct circle.
1.The Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the "gift of the Nile" because Egypt was formed from silt
carried down the Nile and deposited in the Mediterranean Sea.
true
false
2.The 13-mile-wide fertile Nile Valley allowed a great civilization to develop in Egypt.
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3.Over half of Egypt’s fertile farmland was located in the Nile Delta, a triangle-shaped area of land made
from soil deposited by the Nile.
true
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4.Like farmers in Mesopotamia, Egyptian farmers developed an irrigation system and built basins for
storing water.
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5.Egypt had several natural barriers that made it hard to invade the country, including deserts to the west
and east, the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, cataracts in the Nile, and the Ural mountains.
true
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6.The title pharaoh means "great house." Many historians consider Menes to be Egypt’s first pharaoh.
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Short Answer – Answer the following in COMPLETE SENTENCES in the space
provided.
1. How did the desert on both sides of the Nile help ancient Egypt?
2. Explain how the following geographic features effected the development of Egyptian
civilization along the Nile River?
a. Delta
b. Cataracts
3. What were the two regions that made up Ancient Egypt in early times?
4. Why did the early Egyptian kings wear a “double crown”?
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Section Assessment
Section 2: The Old Kingdom
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1.What did ancient Egyptians believe about the pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt?
He was a king chosen by the gods, but not a god himself.
He had limited powers over the land and people of Egypt.
He was responsible for making trade profitable and for preventing wars.
none of the above
2.Which of the following was NOT a major Egyptian god?
Re, the sun god
Isis, the goddess of magic
Anubis, the god of the dead
Ganesh, the sky god
3.What did the Egyptians believe about the afterlife?
It was similar to the real world.
It was a place where one’s ka lived after death.
It was a frightening place filled with souls waiting to be reborn.
none of the above
4.In ancient Egypt, who was entombed in pyramids?
gods
nobles
pharaohs
priests
Short Answer – Answer the following in COMPLETE SENTENCES in the space
provided.
1. What was a pharaoh and why was his authority never questioned?
2. What additional duties were given to farmers and slaves the annual flood season?
3. Pyamids
a. Sketch a pyramid.
b. Name the largest and most famous pyramid that still stands today
c. Explain why pyramids were so important to the people of ancient Egypt.
4. What evidence is there that Egyptians practiced polytheism?
5. Explain the Egyptian belief in the afterlife noting their practices of embalming and
mummification.
Section Assessment
Section 3: The Middle and New Kingdoms
Choose from the Word Bank at the bottom of this page and write the BEST word in the blank
provided. Note there will be two words not used.
1.The period of order and stability that lasted from 2050 BC until about 1750 BC was called
the
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Although it did not last, the
was the period during which Egypt reached the peak of its
military might, power and glory, and trade successes.
In order to increase trade,
sent Egyptian traders south to trade with people along the
Red Sea and north to trade with people in Asia Minor and Greece.
were well-respected members of the Egyptian middle class who worked for the government
and the temples; they kept records and accounts and copied religious and literary texts.
were able to climb the social ladder in Egypt by gaining land as payment; they could also
keep any treasure they captured in war.
Egyptian women had a number of
and divorce their husbands.
; for example, they could own property, make contracts,
Word Bank
New Kingdom, Soldiers , Old Kingdom, Ramses the Great , Middle Kingdom ,
Scribes, rights, Queen Hatshepsut,
Short Answer – Answer the following in COMPLETE SENTENCES in the space
provided.
1. Explain how the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms eras of Egypt were related
to the wealth and power of the pharaohs.
2. How did the Egyptian leaders during the New Kingdom era protect from
future invasions and become rich and powerful in the process?
3. Explain how Queen Hatshepsut was able to become the first female
pharaoh and for what is she most remembered for?
4. Why has Rames the Great considered so important in Egyptian history?
Section Assessment
Section 4: Egyptian Achievements
Directions: Circle the number of the word that best answers the question.
1.one of the world’s first writing systems
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1. King Tutankhamen
2.made lasting achievements in writing, architecture, and art
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2. hieroglyphics
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3.long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that was easy
to roll into scrolls
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3. Egyptians
4. Rosetta Stone
5. papyrus
6. sphinx
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4.key that allows historians to read ancient Egyptian writing
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5.work of literature about the afterlife that survived thanks to
Egypt’s dry climate
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6.imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of
another animal or a human
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7.lavishly decorated temple built to honor Amon-Re, the sun god
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8.boy pharaoh whose undisturbed tomb has taught historians much
about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs
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The Book of the
Dead
8. Temple of Karnak
Short Answer – Answer the following in COMPLETE SENTENCES in the space
provided.
1. Explain why reading Egyptian hieroglyphics were so challenging to read for thousands of
years after their discovery?
2. As you approach an Egyptian temple you will encounter Sphinxes and Oblisks. Describe
each.
3. Describe the Art you would notice inside an ancient Egyptian Temple.
4. Why was the discovery of “King Tuts” tomb in 1922 so important to archeologists?