WH Chapter 3 The Nile River Valley 1 Question Preview (ID: 35123)

a) they believed that they would need their bodies in the afterlife

b) it was the only way that they knew how to deal with death.

c) it was their tradition and they didn’t know any differently.

d)

a) The Pharaoh’s double crown represented for the unification of Egypt.

b) The Pharaoh’s double crown represented his favorite colors.

c) The Pharaoh’s double crown represented the double power that he had.

d)

a) Surplus food was collected and taken to storehouses.

b) Surplus food was destroyed.

c) Surplus food was given to the poor.

d)

a) The silt-filled floodwaters which were rich in minerals provided the soil needed by plants.

b) The villages were destroyed every year by the floods.

c) The farmers moved to avoid the flood waters.

d)

a) very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water.

b) huge stone structures built as tombs for the pharaohs.

c) broken pottery as “scrap paper”.

d)

a) The Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea

b) The Nile empties into the Red Sea.

c) he Nile empties into the Black Sea.

d)

a) These floods helped ancient farmers turn the Nile Valley into a fertile agricultural area.

b) The floods gave the farmers drinking water.

c) The floods helped the farmers build swimming pools for their families.

d)

a) as the waters rose there would be rich crops.

b) people were able to transports gifs down the Nile.

c) the water of the Nile provided the only clean source of water.

d)

a) The Pyramids were huge stone structures built as tombs for the pharaohs.

b) broken pottery as “scrap paper”.

c) very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water.

d)

a) The writing systems of ancient Egyptians was called hieroglyphics. It used about 800 pictures-signs.

b) The writing systems of ancient Egyptians were simple and easy to read.

c) The writing systems of ancient Egyptians used letters and numbers like we do today.

d)

a) broken pottery

b) Boys used huge stone structures.

c) Boys used paper to practice.

d)

a) Scribes had to be good at math and penmanship in order to keep good records.

b) Scribes had to be good listeners.

c) Scribes had to be good at science and the arts.

d)

a) Writing helped the Pharaoh keep track of he the taxes and the gods.

b) Writing helped the Pharaoh to document their history.

c) Writing helped the Pharaoh communicate with other civilizations.

d)

a) The Pharaoh collected taxes by taking a large part of every farmer’s crops as well as a portion of products ie. leather goods

b) The Pharaoh collected taxes by sending in tax collectors to take their money.

c) The Pharaoh collected taxes by taking a part of each person’s paycheck.

d)