History Alive Chapters 7,8,9 Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1

What did pharaohs build as tombs for themselves and their families?

Accepted Answer

pyramids

Question 2

What refers to the shape of the land?

Accepted Answer

topography

Question 3

King Tut was a

Accepted Answer

pharaoh

Question 4

In the Nile River Valley, the river provided natural irrigation and ________

Accepted Answer

fertilization

Question 5

The Nile ends in a marshy ___________ by the Mediterranean Sea.

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 6

Scribes had to memorize over 700 of these

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphs

Question 7

A mummy would be placed in this for burial.

Accepted Answer

sarcophagus

Question 8

When a government census counted the people living in Egypt, who recorded the results?

Accepted Answer

scribes

Question 9

Who specialized in any one of a number of crafts?

Accepted Answer

artisans

Question 10

Water, topography, and vegetation are three _____

Accepted Answer

environmental factors

Question 11

In times of famine, peasants often had to boil this tough plant for food:

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 12

The vizier helped the pharaoh me these with other kingdoms...

Accepted Answer

alliances

Question 13

The process of embalming produced a _______

Accepted Answer

mummy

Question 14

In early settlements, water was the most important.......

Accepted Answer

environmental factor

Question 15

Who had the fewest comforts of anyone in the social class?

Accepted Answer

peasants

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