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Ancient Egypt - Gift of Nile Review
Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called a. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
c. Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt. b. Mesopotamia. d. Nubia and Cairo.
____ 2. The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact? a. The geography supported various desert plants and birds. b. The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely. c. The geography included areas for farming. d. The geography helped to unify the country.
____ 3. Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed? a. Villages replaced towns. c. Cities broke off into scattered farms. b. Farms grew into villages and then cities.
d. Farms replaced cities and then pyramids.
____ 4. Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide for early Egyptians? a. It had temples in which to worship. b. It had Sumerian artwork to use as decoration. c. It had natural barriers to protect against invaders. d. It had two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions.
____ 5. Pyramids are a. warehouses where surplus food is stored. b. temples where the people are allowed to come and pray. c. stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone roof. d. royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point on top.
____ 6. Which of the following best defines dynasty? a. a collection of queens c. series of rulers from different families b. a collection of kingdoms d. series of rulers from the same family
____ 7. Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck? a. the farmers whose small villages were unclean b. the mummies whose ka was disturbed c. the pharaoh who was both ruler and god d. the dynasty that was in power
____ 8. Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion? a. the afterlife c. the pharaohs b. the pyramids d. the heavens
____14. The Egyptians developed a type of government in which rule is based on religious authority of the pharaoh a. Polytheism c. Democracy b. Theocracy d. Monarchy
____15. Name the world’s earliest form of paper that was invented by the Egyptians. a. Papyrus c. Hieroglyphics b. Cuneiform d. Bone Script
____16. I’m an important female pharaoh of the New Kingdom who expanded trade and built monuments. a. Hatshepsut c. Cleopatra b. Tutankamun d. Ramses, the Great
____17. The Rosetta Stone was important because a. It is a unique artifact. c. It led to the decoding of Hieroglyphics. b. It had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it.
d. It represented peace.
____18. Tutankamun(King Tut) is a well-known pharaoh because a. he lived a long life. c. he was a revolutionary thinker. b. his tomb was discovered intact.
d. he was a great scribe.
____19. What was the purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt? a. to protect the body of the pharaoh to help it reach the afterlife.
c. To create a memorial for the pharaoh.
b. To create a stairway from heaven to earth.
d. To provide jobs for the Egyptian people.
____20. Why was Hammurabi’s Code important? a. It helped decode cuneiform writing.
c. Soldiers used it to send messages during battle. b. It helped everyone to know the rules and punishments.
d. It showed archaeologists why writing was important.
16. ANS: A PTS: 1
17. ANS: C PTS: 1
18. ANS: B PTS: 1
19. ANS: A PTS: 1
20. ANS: B PTS: 1
**The test will also include 3 DBQs. Students will not receive
these prior to the test.**
