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Egypt Test 1
1. The flooding season of the Nile is called what?
a. Cataract
b. Akhet
c. Menes
d. Akkad
2. The kingdom of Kush arose south of Egypt in a land called what?
a. Asswan
b. Kushdom
c. Nubia
d. Assyria
3. In Chapter 3 we learned about Sargon I, who first united Mesopotamia under one
ruler. Which Egyptian ruler’s accomplishments were most similar to Sargon’s?
a. Menes
b. King Tut
c. Khufu
d. Hathepsut
4. The Nile helped civilization develop in Egypt in all of the following ways except.
a. Providing a source of food and water
b. allowing farming to develop
c. enriching the soil along its banks
d. protecting against invasion from the west
5. A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river is known as what?
a. Delta
b. Cataract
c. Island
d. Menes
6. The Nile River flows in what Direction?
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
7. The Nile River empties into what body of water?
a. Persian Gulf
b. Mediterranean Sea
c. Red Sea
d. Indian Ocean
8. Multiple rulers that come from the same family is called what?
a. Kingdom
b. Dynasty
c. Pharaoh
d. Deity
9. Which of the following statements about the relationship of Egypt and Kush is NOT
true?
a. Egypt ruled Kush for many centuries
b. Kush was an important trading partner of Egypt
c. Egypt sent the first people to colonize Kush
d. Kush ruled Egypt for a period of time
10. Rulers of Egypt were known as what?
a. Pharaoh
b. Dynasty
c. Menes
d. Cataract
11. In 1750 B.C.E. Egypt fell into disorder and a group called the ___________ took
control and ruled for over 200 years.
A. Hittites
B. Assyrians
C. Kushites
D. Hyksos
12. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is known as what?
a. Engineering
b. Pyramids
c. Pharaoh
d. Scientific Method
13. Had one of the longest reins as a leader in Egyptian history, and fought the Hittites.
a. Menes
b. Ramses the Great
c. Queen Hatshepsut
d. King Tut
14. First female Egyptian Pharaoh was?
a. Menes
b. Ramses the Great
c. Queen Hatshepsut
d. King Tut
15. As well as farming Egyptian economy also relied on what?
a. Mining
b. Pyramids
c. Religion
d. None of the above
16. Egyptians were the first to grind what into flour?
a. Barley
b. Papyrus
c. Wheat
d. Flax
17. A hand operated device for lifting water used by the Egyptians is called?
a. Plow
b. Scoop
c. Sickle
d. Shaduf
18. Pharaohs ruled Egypt as what?
a. Gods
b. Elected Officials
c. Democracy
d. Oligarchy
19. People from rich powerful families were called what?
a. Nobles
b. Menes
c. Citizens
d. Dynasty
20. Farmers of both Mesopotamia and Egypt used what to irrigate their fields?
a. Irrigation
b. Plow
c. Sickle
d. Shaduf
True/False (write word)
19. The Nile is the second longest river in the world behind the Mississippi. _________
20. Egyptian religion focused on the afterlife.________
21. Menes is credited with unifying upper and lower Egypt. _____________
22. The Nile has two main branches the White Nile and the Blue Nile. _____________
23. Egyptians made boats from a plant that grew close to the Nile called Papyrus.
___________
24. The middle Kingdom was a time of order and stability. __________
25. Natural barriers of Egypt made it easy for people to invade. _____________
26. Menes used force to unify upper and lower Egypt. ____________
27. Menes was probably Egypt’s first Pharaoh. ___________
28. In early Egyptian society pharaohs ruled as gods. ____________
29. Egyptians learned how to grind wheat into flour from the Mesopotamians. ________
30. Egyptian social class was made up of 4 classes. __________
31. Both Egyptians and Mesopotamians were Polytheistic. _____________
32. Flooding was a very important part in both Egypt and Mesopotamia. ____________
33. Queen Hatshepsut refused to use trade routes as a source of wealth.___________
34. Ramses the Great came to power and ruled for a short period of time.___________
35. Unlike most women in the ancient world, Egyptian women had certain legal rights.
___________
III. Fill in the Blank
36. The_______________________________________ is the longest river in the
world.
37. Ancient _________________________included two regions, a southern region and
a northern region.
38. The rocky, hilly land of south Egypt caused ___________________________ , or
steep rapids, to form.
39. A triangle-shaped area of land made by soil deposited by a river is
called____________________ .
40. Without the annual ______________________________ , people never could have
settled in Egypt.