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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 Pharaoh given credit for unifying upper and lower Egypt was?
a. Menes
b. King Tut
c. Khufu
d. Hathepsut
3. 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
4. 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
5. The Nile River flows in what Direction?
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
6. The Nile River empties into what body of water?
a. Persian Gulf
b. Mediterranean Sea
c. Red Sea
d. Indian Ocean
7. Multiple rulers that come from the same family is called what?
a. Kingdom
b. Dynasty
c. Pharaoh
d. Deity
8. The Egyptians were the first to weave fibers from what plant to create linen?
a. Papyrus
b. Flax
c. Wheat
d. Barley
9. Rulers of Egypt were known as what?
a. Pharaoh
b. Dynasty
c. Menes
d. Cataract
10. The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes is known as what?
a. Engineering
b. Pyramids
c. Pharaoh
d. Scientific Method
11. 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
12. First female Egyptian Pharaoh was?
a. Menes
b. Ramses the Great
c. Queen Hatshepsut
d. King Tut
13. As well as farming Egyptian economy also relied on what?
a. Mining
b. Pyramids
c. Religion
d. None of the above
14. Egyptians were the first to grind what into flour?
a. Barley
b. Papyrus
c. Wheat
d. Flax
15. A hand operated device for lifting water used by the Egyptians is called?
a. Plow
b. Scoop
c. Sickle
d. Shaduf
16. Pharaohs ruled Egypt as what?
a. Gods
b. Elected Officials
c. Democracy
d. Oligarchy
17. People from rich powerful families were called what?
a. Nobles
b. Menes
c. Citizens
d. Dynasty
18. 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. Menes is credited with unifying upper and lower Egypt. _____________
21. The Nile has two main branches the White Nile and the Blue Nile. ______________
22. Egyptians made boats from a plant that grew close to the Nile called Papyrus.
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23. Natural barriers of Egypt made it easy for people to invade. _____________
24. Menes used force to unify upper and lower Egypt. ____________
25. Menes was probably Egypt’s first Pharaoh. ___________
26. In early Egyptian society pharaohs ruled as gods. ____________
27. Egyptians learned how to grind wheat into flour from the Mesopotamians. ________
28. Egyptian social class was made up of 4 classes. __________
29. Both Egyptians and Mesopotamians were Polytheistic. _____________
30.Flooding was a very important part in both Egypt and Mesopotamia. ____________
III. Fill in the Blank
31. The_______________________________________ is the longest river in the
world.
32. Ancient _________________________included two regions, a southern region and
a northern region.
33. The rocky, hilly land of south Egypt caused ___________________________ , or
steep rapids, to form.
34. A triangle-shaped area of land made by soil deposited by a river is
called____________________ .
35.. Without the annual ______________________________ , people never could have
settled in Egypt.
36. in Egypt________________________ grew wheat, barley, fruits, and vegetables, as
well as raised cattle and sheep.
37. Around 3100 BC, a leader named_____________________________ rose to
power in Upper Egypt.
38. Menes was said to be Egypt’s first_________________________________ .
39. A_____________________________ is a series of rulers from the same family.
40. Pharaohs wore the double ___________________ to symbolize their rule over
Upper and Lower Egypt.
IV. Short Answer
41. What are the 4 natural barriers of Egypt?
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42. How did farming change societies?
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43. Why was flooding important to early civilizations such as Egypt and Mesopotamia?
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44. Most would think being a Pharaoh would be a good thing. Give me a reason why
being a Pharaoh would not be a good thing?
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