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Chapter Test
Ancient Egypt
DIRECTIONS Read each question, and
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circle the letter of the best response.
The Nile River Valley was well
suited for settlement.
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Cause
Effect
Egypt was called
the gift of the Nile.
Which of the following best
completes the chart above?
A Egypt had many great rulers.
B Egypt had a mild climate.
C The Nile River flowed from east
to west.
D The Nile River brought life to
Egypt.
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4
Which of the following best
defines delta?
A a series of rulers
B a triangle-shaped area of land
C a series of rough rapids
D a ruler of a great house
5
Which of the following statements
supports the fact above?
A The geography supported
various desert plants and birds.
B The geography included many
areas for hunters to hunt widely.
C The geography included areas
for farming.
D The geography helped to unify
the country.
Which of the following describes
why cataracts both helped and
harmed Egypt?
A Cataracts protected the people
of Egypt but imprisoned their
religious leaders.
B Cataracts protected Egypt from
invaders but prevented sailing
on parts of the river.
C Cataracts allowed farming to
flourish but prevented animal
domestication.
D Cataracts allowed fishing to
flourish but prevented farming
from occurring.
How did Egyptian farmers water
their crops?
A They built a series of canals.
B They built basins to hold water.
C They used cattle to carry
buckets.
D They used aqueducts.
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Ancient Egypt
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Who would the people of Egypt
blame if crops did not grow or if
disease struck?
A the farmers whose small
villages were unclean
B the mummies whose ka was
disturbed
C the pharaoh who was both ruler
and god
D the dynasty that was in power
Which of the following did not
cause social classes to appear
during the Old Kingdom?
A need for government officials
B increase in farming
C Sumerian influences
D increase in population
Which of the following best
defines nobles?
A powerful artists of the kingdom
B powerful farmers of the
kingdom
C people from rich and powerful
families
D people from neighboring
countries
Which of the following beliefs was
central to Egyptian religion?
A the afterlife
B the pyramids
C the pharaohs
D the heavens
10 Why did the Egyptians build their
pyramids to be grand and
spectacular?
A because they reflected the sun
god’s importance
B because they reflected a
pharaoh’s importance
C because they reflected the
farmers’ importance
D because they reflected the
priests’ importance
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By the 1400s BC Egypt was the
leading military power.
Based on the fact above, what
conclusion can you make about
Egypt’s resources?
A It was a rich country.
B It was a poor country.
C Its resources were being heavily
taxed.
D Its resources were being sent to
help other countries.
12 What factor contributed most to the
growth of trade in the New
Kingdom?
A Egypt’s defeat of the Sinai
Peninsula
B Egypt’s creation of an army
C Egypt’s conquest of distant
lands
D Egypt’s creation of the
pyramids
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Ancient Egypt
13 After the wars in the Middle
Kingdom, Egypt
A created a professional army.
B created a Middle Kingdom god.
C destroyed all its temples.
D disbanded the scribes.
14 What job employed the most
people in Egypt?
A merchant
B farmer
C scribe
D architect
15 Ramses the Great is best
remembered
A for his ability as an artist.
B as a great scribe.
C for his untimely death at the
hands of Ahmose.
D as a great warrior and builder.
16 How did the Rosetta Stone help
scholars and historians in their
study of hieroglyphics?
A It provided clues to Ramses’
tomb.
B It provided clues to Queen
Hatshepsut’s tomb.
C It provided paintings of various
creation stories.
D It provided a Greek text that
matched the early Egyptian
writing.
Chapter Test
17 Which of the following is not a
feature you might find inside an
Egyptian temple?
A hieroglyphics
C paintings
B sphinxes
D sanctuary
18 Why were tombs filled with art,
jewelry, and other treasures?
A The tombs served as museums.
B The tombs were the private
storage rooms of the pharaoh.
C Egyptians believed tombs to be
the safest places in the kingdom.
D Egyptians believed the dead
enjoyed such materials in the
afterlife.
19 Which statement best summarizes
the way people are represented in
Egyptian painting?
A Bodies are drawn realistically.
B Bodies are smaller than natural
size.
C Upper bodies are shown straight
on, while heads and legs are
seen from the side.
D Upper bodies are seen from the
side, while heads and legs are
shown straight on.
20 Whose tomb, discovered in 1922,
taught us much about Egyptian
burial practices and beliefs?
A King Tutankhamen
B Ahmose of Thebes
C Ramses the Great
D Queen Hatshepsut
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