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Unit 2-3 Social Studies 7
Name: __________________________
Mrs. Clement
Date: _____________________
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
Unit Test
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Multiple Choice (6 marks)
1. What did the ancient Egyptians call their land?
a. Along the River
c. The Black Land
b. Kingdom of Ra
d. The Blessed Land
2. Egyptians believed the god Anubis weighted what body part after death to
decide whether the diseased would be allowed into the afterlife?
a. Left hand
c. Eyes
b. Brain
d. Heart
3. Which Pharaoh commissioned Egypt’s first pyramid?
a. Khufu
c. Khafe
b. Ramses II
d. Djoser
4. How did the sphinx lose his nose?
a. Bird damage
c. Vandals
b. Cannon blasts
d. Structural failure
5. Which was the most famous Egyptian god?
a. Ra
c. Hammurabi
b. Zeus
d. Horus
6. What colour were the pyramids of Egypt originally?
a. white
c. multi-colored
b. yellow
d. same as they are now
BONUS: What spurred the rise of modern Egyptology?
a. Marie Antoinette’s interest
b. The opening of the British Museum
c. Hollywood films
d. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone
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TRUE OR FALSE (10 marks)
7. ________ The three important environmental features that
affected where people would settle were water, topography, and climate.
8. ________ T h e N i l e R i v e r f l o w e d f r o m s o u t h t o n o r t h .
9. ________ O n l y m e n c o u l d b e p r i e s t s i n E g y p t i a n s o c i e t y .
10. ________ Women in Egypt enjoyed more rights than most women in the
ancient world.
11. ________ Government officials included the vizier, the chief treasurer, and
the general of the armies.
12. ________ Parchment was the form of paper used by scribes to write on.
13. ________ Kush was also known as Nubia, which comes from nub, the
Egyptian word for gold.
14. ________ The Assyrians were able to drive Kushites out of Egypt
because they had superior military technology.
15. ________ In Kush, there were female leaders, known as kandakes, who ruled
with great power.
16. ________ Egypt was known as ‘the gift of the Nile.’
Unit 2-3 Social Studies 7
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Mrs. Clement
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MATCHING (10 marks)
A. imaginary creatures with the bodies of
_____ Dynasty
lions and the heads of other animals or
humans
_____ Mummies
B. triangle-shaped area of land made from
soil deposited by a river
_____ Pyramids
C. people from rich and powerful families
_____ Afterlife
D. ruler of ancient Egypt
_____ Nobles
E. life after death, Ancient Egyptian belief
_____ Sphinxes
F. series of rulers from the same family
_____ Hieroglyphics
G. huge, stone tombs with four triangleshaped walls that meet at a top point
_____ Pharaoh
H. specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
_____ Delta
I. river rapids
_____ Cataracts
J. Egyptian writing system, one of the
world’s first, which used symbols
Unit 2-3 Social Studies 7
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Mrs. Clement
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GEOGRAPHY
Correctly identify ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt *use pencil crayons or
crayons
1. What natural barriers protected ancient Mesopotamians? (2 marks)
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2. What natural barriers protected ancient Egyptians? (2 marks)
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Mrs. Clement
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3. What additional resources helped with the prosperity and growth of Egypt?
(2 marks)
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Short answers
4. After people learned to build dams and
irrigation systems such as the Shaduf method
shown they could control flooding. This made
the flood plane a safer place to live. Why is this?
Why was a stone attached to the pole? (3
marks) ______________________________
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5. The people of Mesopotamia traded goods with others throughout the region,
as far as Egypt. What did Mesopotamians trade for their raw materials? Why?
(3 marks) __________________________________________________
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6. The Standard of Ur (2700BC) is an artifact that shows
scenes of war and celebration. The initial inlay was shell and lapis
lazuli. Why would a banquet and war be shown together? (3
marks)__________________________________________
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Mrs. Clement
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7. Egyptian life hummed to the rhythm of the Nile. The flooding cycle was so
predictable that the Egyptians based their calendar on it. What were the
three seasons (Akhet, Peret and Shemu)? Why might ancient Egyptians
name the times of the year after the three stages of farming and flooding? (3
marks)
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BONUS: can you name the Egyptian gods? (1 mark per god)
8. Egypt became a great civilization because the pharaohs were great and
powerful leaders” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give at least
two reasons to support your opinions. (3 marks) ______________________
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Fill in the Blank
1. How was Egyptian society organized? (6 marks)
2. Name at least three significant elements of the Palatte of Narmer (5 marks)
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3. Name the similarities and differences between ancient civilizations and Canada.
What have ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt contributed to modern Canadian
society? (12 marks)
Canada
Government
Religion
Agriculture
Education
Mesopotamia
Egypt