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Grade 6 Social Studies Test for Ancient Egypt
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1
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did living near the Nile provide?
natural barriers to protect them
artwork
dynasties to rule all of Egypt
temples to worship
2
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
mining
sailboat making
temple creation
farming
3
What is Pharaoh Khufu famous for?
Making Egypt a militarysuper power
Building the Great Pyramid of Giza
Building temples all over the empire of Ancient Egypt
Beginning trade outside of Egypt
4
What is papyrus?
animal skin
mud used in building
rock used to make tools
plant from which paper is made
5
Pharaoh means
great king
great family
reat leader
great house
6
What was the Egyptian writing system called?
papyrus
cunieform
hieroglyphics
alphabet
7
What were the pyramids?
tombs with 2 rectangle-shaped sides
tombs with 4 triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point
temples where people are allowed to come and pray
warehouses to store a food surplus
8
What were three environmental factors that influenced where people of Egypt settled?
Pollution, average temperature, presence of disease
Topography, presence of water, vegetation
Frequency of earthquakes, animal life, air quality
food, shelter, water
9
Who was the queen that ruled as pharaoh and expanded trade and the arts?
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Cleopatra
Menes
10
Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the Nile River
the farmers
the pharaoh
mummies
11
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, furniture, etc.....?
Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
They believed the dead enjoyed them in the afterlife.
Tombs were museums.
12
Which statement best compares the religions of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Both beliefs were central to the afterlife.
Both beliefs could be described as monotheistic
Both believe their purpose was to have human sacrifices.
Both beliefs could be described as polytheistic.
13
What word describes the trade system in Ancient Egypt?
barter
trade network
polytheism
steal
14
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
pharaoh
merchants
slaves
farmers
15
What is the worship of many gods called?
irrigation
polytheism
monotheism
epic
16
How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?
They grew papyrus
They irrigated during the dry season
They became successful farmers
They created hieroglyphics
17
In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
Both had major rivers and dependable floods
Both civilizations had the same religion and government
Farming surpluses meant people could have different jobs
Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules
18
What 2 items of the pharaoh symbolized immortality, leadership, and power?
crook and flail
rope and necklace
fan and feather
scarab and stone
19
What pharaoh united upper and lower Egypt?
Khufu
Menes
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
20
What does the Nile River empty into?
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Tiris River
Red Sea
21
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is
pebbles
delta
sand
silt
22
Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?
It told how pharaohs rule
It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing
It was a book of the dead
It gave clues about building pyramids
23
The Middle Kingdom was a time of power, wealth, and creativity. This was known as the ______.
Golden Age
The Dynasty Age
Age of the Pyramids
Age of Expansion
24
What best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
They preserved bodies as mummies.
They were buried in the river.
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
25
What is a dynasty?
series of rulers from the same family
series of rulers from different families
a collection of queens
a collection of kingdoms
26
How did the desert help the people of Egypt?
It had fertile land for crops.
It was grassy for grazing sheep.
It provided protection from invaders.
It made trade and travel easier.
27
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
It left silt that improved the soil.
It isolated the settlements.
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
28
The mouth of a river where it enters a large body of water?
canal
stone quarry
delta
river
29
The major organs of a dead body were placed in ____________ in ancient Egypt.
Tupperware jars
canopic jars
a sarcophagus
in a mummified body
30
What was true of Egypt’s lower peasant class?
They provided Egypt with a steady food supply by farming
Its members provided labor needed to build the pyramids
It was the largest social class
all of the above
31
What were wild river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat called?
cataracts
delta
canal
irrigation
32
Which of these physical features would affect how well food would grow?
all of the above
fertility of soil
climate
rivers
