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1
The system of officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government was...
Dynasty
Bureaucracy
Leadership
Papyrus
2
In order for their Ka to reunite with their body, Ancient Egyptians needed to
preserve their bodies for the afterlife.
have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile.
pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain.
bury their bodies in the temple.
3
According to legend, the first pharaoh to unite the Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt was...
Hatshepsut
Menes
Seth
Ramses II
4
What aspects of its culture did Nubia take from Egypt?
A system of rule by queens
Its writing system
The use of iron, gold, and ivory
Gods and the use of pyramids
5
The material called ______ was an early form of paper made from reeds that grew along the Nile.
Commerce
Clay
Paper
Papyrus
6
The sun god...
Horus
Ra
Osiris
Isis
7
The Nile cataracts were responsible for creating which difference between Egypt and Nubia?
Engineering
Transportation
Government
Food production
8
Normally, in Egypt control passed between members of a ______, the ruling family.
Commerce
Anatomy
Bureaucracy
Dynasty
9
The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a...
flood calendar
lunar calendar
solar calendar
Sirius calendar
10
Egypt had more fertile land than Nubia.
True
False
11
The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sand known as...
Upper Egypt
the Red Land
Lower Egypt
the Black Land
12
Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians...
they were more motivated to trade.
many Nubians moved to Egypt.
they sold their surplus grain to Egypt.
they became accomplished sailors on the Nile.
13
From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about _____, or the structure of the body.
Engineering
Anatomy
Mathematics
Chemistry
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Egypt exported grain.
False
True
15
Ancient Egyptians created a system of writing using symbols to represent words & sounds called
Meroitic Script
Cuneiform
Alphabet
Hieroglyphics
16
What effect did continued trading with Egypt have on Nubian civilization?
Nubians stopped trading with other African countries.
Nubians wanted to leave their country and move to Egypt.
Nubians adopted many of the elements of Egyptian culture.
Nubians learned to navigate the Nile River.
17
Because of the groups of rocky rapids called the Nile cataracts...
silt would not build up at the mouth of the Nile.
Much of the travel of Nubians was by foot.
Nubians were skillful sailors.
Egyptians couldn't trade with countries on the Mediterranean
18
Trade between Nubia and Egypt created _____ since each country depended on the other for goods.
Interdependence
Dynasty
Transportation
Bureaucracy
19
The Nile delta formed the region known as _______ according to the map above.
Upper Egypt
the Red Land
Nubia
Lower Egypt
20
In order to construct the pyramids, the Egyptians needed knowledge of engineering and...
anatomy
chemistry
mathematics
astronomy
21
Nubia exported gold and iron to Egypt.
False
True
22
The Book of the Dead
was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that...
told the story of an official accused of killing a pharaoh.
served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
explained the succession of pharaohs.
was a list of important citizens and officials who had died.
23
Which invention allowed Egyptians to record and keep information easier than the Sumerians?
Complex irrigation systems
Bureaucracy
Solar calendar
Papyrus
24
In ancient Egypt, those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information were called
Artisans
Bureaucrats
Pharaohs
Scribes
