Ancient Egypt Section 1

Question 1

Who made up the largest group of ancient Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

Farmers

Question 2

What natural barriers protected the Egyptians from the South?

Accepted Answer

the cataracts

Question 3

Like the Tigris & Euphrates, the Nile also flooded. The flooding in Egypt was...

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All statements are true.

Question 4

The flooding of the Nile was so regular, ancient Egyptians could depend on _____ seasons.

Accepted Answer

three

Question 5

How did the Nile delta help Ancient Egyptians?

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Both are true.

Question 6

Skillful Egyptian farming led to a surplus. No longer was everyone needed to farm; some people

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began work as artisans: weaving cloth, making pottery, etc.

Question 7

Who united Upper & Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Narmer

Question 8

Ancient Egypt was considered a "gift of the Nile" because Ancient Egyptians...

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All are valid reasons.

Question 9

King Narmer (also known as Menes) is known in Egyptian history as the pharaoh who

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All are true.

Question 10

Civilizations all have a writing system: Egyptians developed

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 11

What were the "Red Lands"?

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the deserts

Question 12

Egyptians depended on the flooding of the Nile to become successful __________ .

Accepted Answer

farmers

Question 13

Although Ancient Egyptian women had more rights than women from other societies, they could not

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tell their husbands what to do.

Question 14

One reason for the success of farming in Ancient Egypt was their wise use of...

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irrigation

Question 15

Like all civilizations, ancient Egypt was divided into social classes. At the top was...

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the pharaoh.

Question 16

A plant Egyptians learned to use was papyrus. It was used for many things, including the first

Accepted Answer

paper

Questions 16