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Geographical Features and Social Classes of Egypt
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1
What pharaoh unified Egypt?
Tut
Khafre
Narmer
Rameses
2
The mountain where Moses received the 10 commandments from God.
McKinley
Everest
Sinai
Arbel
3
This group is trusted with embalming the dead.
Priest/Priestess
Scribes
Pharaoh
Government Officials
4
Why did the Egyptians develop a calendar?
A. To know the best time to collect taxes
A. To provide mathematical practice for students
A. To know the best time to plant crops
A. To remember the pharaoh’s birthday
5
Area of land that juts out into a lake or an ocean and is surrounded on three sides by water.
Mountain
Peninsula
Cataract
Delta
6
Who had more power than anyone in Egypt except the Pharaoh?
General of the Armies
Chief Treasurer
Vizier
Scribes
7
The Nile River delta flows into what sea?
Dead Sea
Red Sea
A. Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
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What did the farmers do during the time when the Nile flooded each year?
Traveled to Memphis
Wrestled with an alligator
Relaxed
A. Built the pyramids / worked on other building projects
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Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
The pyramids were built as a touristattraction
Pyramids were active temples like theZiggurats
Egyptians needed something for their huge population to do
Pharaoh used the pyramids to rule from the afterlife
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The largest social class in Egyptian society.
A. Army commanders and nobles
Farmer, unskilled workers, slaves
Scribes and traders
A. Artisans and merchants
11
What is one way the Nile affected ancient Egyptians?
Theywere afraid to cross it.
It’s unpredictable flooding made life chaotic
They avoided using the Nile to carry trade goods.
Predictable flooding allowed them to grow a surplus of food.
12
Stone carvers played an important role in __________building?
Boat
Canal
Tomb
Dam
13
Which way does the Nile River run?
From north to south
From west to east
From south to north
From east to west
14
Fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea.
Delta
Cataract
Mountain
Peninsula
15
What protected Egypt from invaders?
Desert
All of the above
Cataracts
Deltas
16
Who was in charge of collecting the taxes?
Chief Treasurer
General of the Armies
Scribes
Vizier
17
What was the only way to rise to a higher social class in Ancient Egypt?
A. Marrying a person in a higher social class
A. Joining the military
A. Becoming a scribe
A. Learning to pilot a boat on the Nile
18
In Ancient Egypt, canals were used for __________?
Travel
Trade
Irrigation
Movement
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Dangerous, fast moving waters
Peninsula
Delta
Mountain
Cataracts
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Scribes had to learn how many different types of hieroglyphs?
700
500
5
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