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Ch.3 Ancient World ~ Ancient Egypt And Nubia
Test Description: Ch.3 Ancient World ~ Ancient Egypt and Nubia
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1) Which physical feature helped shape the Egyptian civilization?
A
Smoky Mountains
B
Euphrates River
C
Nile River
D
Tigris River
2) Which religious fact did NOT affect the lives of the ancient Egyptians?
A
Egyptians preserved the bodies of dead pharaohs.
B
They believed in monotheism.
C
Religion explained the workings of nature.
D
Pharaohs were buried with items for the afterlife.
3) Why was the Egyptian Empire able to be controlled at times by rulers from Nubia?
A
Egyptian pharaohs granted them power.
B
Nubians controlled Egypt when the Egyptian Empire grew weak.
C
Thutmose III destroyed the empire.
D
the Nile River split Egypt in two.
4) Which was NOT a reason the Nile River was so important to the Egyptians?
A
provided fertile soil
B
provided drinking water
C
provided a chance to trade
D
provided salt water
5) A strong flood or rush of water is called a _______________.
A
cataract
B
silt
C
papyrus
D
regent
6) A powerful Egyptian ruler was called a
A
pharoah
B
astronomer
C
artisan
D
pyramid
7) An Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular shaped building called a
A
dynasty
B
triangle
C
regent
D
pyramid
8) A series of rulers from the same family is called a
A
regent
B
dynasty
C
artisan
D
papyrus
9) Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called
A
regent
B
pyramid
C
papyrus
D
pharaoh
10) The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating
A
hot winds that blew across the land.
B
Lower and Upper Egypt.
C
a large desert.
D
rich farmland in the river valley.
11) What year did farming communities appear?
A
7,000 B.C.
B
500 AD
C
5,000 B.C.
D
6,000 B.C.
12) What is absolute power?
A
priests having power over citizens
B
complete control over someone or something
C
a wife had power over her husband
D
Mr. D is the man
13) Why did the Old Kingdom fail?
A
King Tut died
B
Hatshepsut was a horrendous leader
C
Thutmose III took over
D
became weak and divided (civil war)
14) ________________ explained natural events to the Egyptian people.
A
shepherds
B
religion
C
scientists
D
astronomers
15) In what way did the Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
A
farmed the Nile River land
B
They did not think the bodies had to be preserved.
C
united Upper and Lower Egypt
D
They preserved the bodies of their dead.
16) Which social class of ancient Egypt was the largest?
A
peasants
B
artisans
C
pharaohs
D
kings and nobles
17) How did the Egyptians use astronomy to their benefit?
A
create a new writing system.
B
To predict when the bears would awake from hibernation.
C
To predict the flooding of the Tigris River.
D
To predict the flooding of the Nile River.
18) Who became rich when Nubians took control of trade routes by using iron weapons?
A
Meroe
B
Menes
C
Narmer
D
Thutmose
19) Which city is the Great Pyramid located in?
A
Memphis
B
Nile
C
Giza
D
Greaza
20) What was the Rosetta Stone?
A
a stone tablet with 3 types of writing on it
B
a meeting place for foreigners
C
a place where they worshipped Osiris
D
a place in the marshy lands of the Nile
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