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