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Why were the pyramids so important to Ancient Egypt?
a) They were a proper place to bury their god-king.
b) They made it easy to find Cairo
c) They used up surplus granite
d) They were a safe place to go during floods.

What is an early form of paper made from reed-like plants?
a) Papyrus
b) Silt
c) Pharaoh
d) Hieroglyphics

Egypt had rich deposits of silt, creating an excellent farming and herding environment. How were these deposits created?
a) Annual flood of Nile
b) Slash and burn agriculture
c) overabundance of fertilizer
d) offering tributes to the gods.

Hieroglyphics and Cuneiform provided the basis for the development of
a) Recorded history
b) oral tradition
c) painting and sculpture
d) subsistence farming

What was the purpose of the scribe in the river valley?
a) record info
b) Judge the laws
c) create religious texts
d) develop the economy.

The Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. What were these pyramids built to do?
a) Tombs for pharaohs
b) Maps about what stars to view.
c) Directions on how to get to the Temple of Osiris
d) Signs pointing out how far to the next trading post.

What is a person who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule?
a) Regent
b) Artisan
c) Pharaoh
d) Scribe

What term means a worker who is especially skilled in making something?
a) Artisan
b) Delta
c) Cataract
d) Silt

How did the physical geography of Ancient Egypt shape the development of its civilization?
a) The river made it possible for them to grow enough good and trade with other civilization.
b) The river game them plenty of water for drinking, swimming, so tourists came to visit froth other parts of the world.
c) The deserts hot sand allowed them to preserve the bodies of the dead.
d) People liked building near the river because of the view.

Why did Ancient Egypt astronomers study the stars?
a) To predict the flooding of the Nile River
b) To create a new writing system
c) To appoint the next pharaoh
d) To create new medicines

How did Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
a) They preserved the bodies of their dead
b) They did not think the bodies of the dead should be preserved
c) They became famous warriors
d) They believed in only one god.

What role did religion play in Egyptian life?
a) It encouraged Egyptians to make peace with their neighbors
b) It destroyed the power of the pharaoh
c) It explained natural evetns.
d) IT supported the development of a democratic government.

Who did the Egyptian pharaoh have absolute power over?
a) All Egyptians
b) All of Africa
c) All priests of Egypt
d) All slaves of North Africa

In about 4,000 BCE, which of the following appeared in the Nile River delta?
a) The first communities
b) The first Egyptian artisans
c) Traders from other countries
d) Nubian Soldiers

The Nile River affected Ancient Egypt by creating what?
a) Rich farmland in the river valley
b) Upper and Lower Egypt
c) A large desert that provided protection
d) Hot winds that blew across the land

Which of the following contributed most in creating economic surpluses in Egyptian and other civilizations?
a) Irrigation and domestication
b) factory system
c) a system of locks along the river
d) The discovery of the Rosetta Stone

What innovation helped Ancient Egypt organize their activities around the Nile River's cycle and to devise ways to control it for their own use?
a) Levees
b) wheelbarrow
c) water clock
d) calendar

What evidence can you find from the information you studied about Egypt that would suggest they believed the pharaoh's afterlife was linked to his/her own?
a) They worshipped the pharaoh as gods.
b) They were willing to work to complete the pharaohs pyramid.
c) They sent the pharaoh gifts on his birthday
d) The dressed like the pharaoh.

What did scientists study to be able to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics?
a) Rosetta Stone
b) Sphinx
c) Great Pyramid
d) Nile River

Here, on the plateau of Giza, 2,300,000 blocks of stone were used to build an eternal tomb for a divine king. What is being described in this sentence?
a) Pyramids
b) Ziggurat
c) Cataract
d) Desert

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