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Ancient Egypt Review
Ancient Egypt Review
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This is a review of concepts about ancient Egypt (for grade 6).
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Why did the Egyptians mummify the dead?
because they thought the spirit was made of 4 parts
because they needed mummies to put in the tombs they built
because mummification preserved the body for use in the afterlife
so that the body would stay in the tomb
2
This pharaoh was considered to be the last great pharaoh - he conquered Canaan and signed the first peace treaty.
King Tut
Ramses II
Ahmose
Hatshepsut
3
The word "dynasty" means:
a collection of queens
a series of kingdoms
a collection of time periods
a series of rulers from the same family
4
What was the role of the occupation that is missing from the diagram?
ran the government & performed religious rituals
crafted & traded items
kept records of history & trade
completed the mummification process
5
The deserts surrounding ancient Egypt helped the civilization because they
were barriers against invaders.
provided plentiful food & water.
increased trade with other countries.
provided wood for homes & ships.
6
Look at the diagram and decide which level of society was LEAST respected in ancient Egypt.
people who carried out religious laws
people who did manual labor
people who could create artistic objects
people who could read & write
7
True or False: Hatshepsut restored trade relations after the Hyksos invasion
True
False
8
What does the picture show?
fable
mummification
prayer
blessing
9
To whom did this artifact belong?
Hatshepsut
King Tut
Menes
Khufu
10
Where would you find the Sahara Desert?
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
11
It was impossible for boats to travel on the Nile River.
True
False
12
Hatshepsut is remembered for
creating new forms of art and literature
being the 1st female pharaoh, dressing like a male pharaoh
valuing the input of commoners
increasing the use of slavery to build pyramids
13
Why was the discovery of King Tut's tomb so important?
its artifacts were sold to buy land
its artifacts helped historians to better understand ancient Egypt
its artifacts were sold to pay for war
it gave us a better understanding of Nubian culture
14
What does this picture show?
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
Latin Alphabet
Rosetta Stone
15
The Egyptians based their calendar on which one of the following?
moon phases
the sun's position
agriculture
constellations
16
Upper Egypt is located at point
B
A
17
On what material did ancient Egyptians write hieroglyphics?
cave walls
metal
clay tablets
papyrus
18
Lower Egypt is located at point
A
B
19
True or False: The Sphinx may have been meant to guard the tombs of pharaohs.
False
True
20
The annual flooding (inundation) of the Nile River was unexpected and caused terrible damage.
False
True
21
Archaeologists found pyramids in Nubia that were similar to those in Egypt. Why do you think that is?
Nubians had different resources than Egyptians.
Nubians adopted some Egyptian ideas (cultural diffusion).
Nubians developed their own culture.
Nubians & Egyptians had similar economic practices.
22
What was the purpose of the object in the image?
palace for the pharaoh
tomb for the pharaoh
temple to worship the gods
place to store extra grain
23
The Nile River flows North to the Mediterranean Sea.
True
False
24
Why did the ancient Egyptians have to develop irrigation techniques?
Cataracts made travel on the Nile difficult.
Rainfall was scarce in Egypt.
Floods were unpredictable.
Deserts made trade difficult.
25
Why was it so important to the ancient Egyptians to preserve the dead body?
They thought the spirit would be lost if the body was destroyed.
Egyptians thought that there were 3 parts to their spirits.
A copy of the dead person would stay in the tomb.
The dead person needed offerings put in their tombs.
26
At the end of the Nile River, you would find this feature:
Nile Delta
Sinai Peninsula
Red Sea
Eastern Desert
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What is the central idea of this diagram?
Egyptian society was broken into levels based on occupation.
The lowest level of society is responsible for mummification.
Land ownership determined a person's placement in society.
Pharaohs used the poorest section of society to build pyramids.
