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The Nile Valley Test Prep for 6th Grade.
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1
Kandakes were
queens who ruled Kush.
members of the royal families of Kush.
gold masks made by the Kushites.
painted ceramics howing scenes from Kushite life.
2
Trade on the Nile did NOT help unite Egyptians
True
False
3
A cataract is
a waterfall
a device used to get water for irrigation.
an ancient Egyptian god.
the second season of the ancient Egyptian calendar.
4
The start of the Egyptian new year was called
Inundation.
Emergence.
Harvest.
Growth.
5
A ________ is a tall, slender stone pillar with four sides and a pointed top.
dynasty
obelisk
vizier
trade route
6
What did the unification of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt create?
Middle Egypt
the first Egyptian
the world's first nation-state
the Nile Delta
7
How did the people of Egypt and the people of Nubia first come in contact with each other?
through invasions by the Assyrians
by trying to regain land taken by the Hyksos
by trying to take over each other's empires
through trade
8
The Nile was NOT Egypt's main transportation route.
False
True
9
Which of the following was NOT an achievement of the ancient Egyptian early period?
the invention of the wheel
the development of hieroglyphic writing
the building of the pyramids
making of papyrus
10
Egypt began to expand its territory beyond the Nile Valley under the rule of
King Mentuhotep II
King Amenemhet
King Khufu
King Amenemhet IV
11
Annual River flooding led Egyptians to create a three season, 365-day calendar.
False
True
12
Early farmers along the Nile River
could not grow much food.
relied on heavy rainfall to water crops.
planted seeds after floodwaters deposited new soil.
farmed in the desert called Deshuret.
13
A ______________ is a waterway, path, or trail traders use to move goods from place to place.
trading network
obelisk
trade route
dynasty
14
In the Middle Kingdom, a ___________ carried out the king's decrees and ran the government.
vizier
obelisk
trading network
afterlife
15
Experts believe that King Narmer began the first Egyptian _________________.
dynasty
trading network
afterlife
trade route
16
People always questioned the pharaohs' authority.
False
True
17
Most Egyptians believed in the existence of an _____________.
afterlife
nation-state
trade route
vizier
18
Nubia's location made it an ideal trading center.
False
True
19
The Egyptians realized that they cloud gain greater wealth if they controlled the trade routes.
False
True
20
The people of Egypt through pharaohs were gods in human form.
False
True
21
Nubian merchants had very few items that Egyptians wanted.
True
False
22
Which of the following did the Nile River NOT provide?
hot, dry weather
rich, dark soil for farming
transportation
water for crops
23
People thought pharaohs had special powers.
True
False
