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1
Which geographic feature was shared by early civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Temperate Grasslands
River Valleys
Island Chains
Mountain Ranges
2
Which number on the map shows the best location for agriculture in Egypt?
2
4
3
1
3
Which of the following is a technology used in Mesopotamia
and
Egypt?
Papyrus
Irrigation
Incline Plain
Pulley
4
Which is a technology developed and used only by Egyptians?
Written Language
Shadoof
Mud Bricks
Irrigation
5
Egyptian kept written records using this form of writing.
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
English
6
Which Egyptian king is believed to have been the first king of Egypt?
King Menes (aka Narmer)
King Thutmose
King Tut
Cleopatra
7
This was the king of Egypt and was believed to be a god on Earth.
Pharaoh
Scribe
Merchant
Noble
8
What are dangerous, fast moving rapids in the water called?
waterfalls
cuneiform
cataracts
hieroglyphics
9
Who was responsible for overseeing the gods and making daily offerings?
priests
unskilled workers
merchants
soldiers
10
Egypt's pharaoh
inherited
power from his family. This is an example of a...
Dynasty
Democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
11
The Nile River is unique because it... (choose BEST answer)
has cataracts, papyrus grows on riverbanks, people bathed
flows north, longest river in world, has predictable floods
flows through a desert, has cataracts, is very useful
flows south, is located in Africa, has cataracts
12
What plant grew along the Nile River and was used to make paper, sandals, and boats?
cotton blossoms
papaya
cattails
papyrus
13
Who was responsible for building the pyramids while the Nile was flooding?
farmers & peasants
soldiers
slaves
unskilled workers
14
Egyptians build massive structures as tombs for their pharaohs called...
skyscrapers
pyramids
mansions
15
Egypt is located on which major river?
Nile River
Huang He River
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus River
16
Which Egyptian god ruled over the sun?
Isis
Osiris
Anubis
Ra
17
Which of the following choices is a
Political
factor to consider when moving to Egypt?
People traded along the Nile River
Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh who inherited power from birth.
Women had fairly equal rights to men in Egypt
Egypt had an arid climate with little precipitation
18
Which of the following choices is an
Economic
factor to consider when moving to Egypt?
People traded along the Nile River
Women had fairly equal rights to men in Egypt
Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh who inherited power from birth.
Egypt had an arid climate with little precipitation
19
Which of the following choices is a
Religious
factor to consider when moving to Egypt?
Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic.
Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh who inherited power from birth.
People traded along the Nile River
Egypt had an arid climate with little precipitation
20
Egyptian style art is called...
backwardism
frontalism
difficultism
weirdism
21
What does the picture suggest about Egyptian Society?
They kept written records
They built pyramids
They had a social class system
They used technology
22
Egypt is located on which continent?
Asia
Australia
Europe
Africa
23
Egyptians developed a new form of paper that was easier to use, carry, and save called...
Paper
Tablet
Stone Tablet
Papyrus
24
Which geographic feature isolated Egyptians from other civilizations?
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
Red Sea
Nile River
25
Which choice explains the main reason why this geographic feature was important?
Made surrounding areas fertile for farming.
Gave people protection from invading armies
Provided lumber for houses
It contained salt for trade
26
The Nile River is often referred to as...
the fertile crescent
land between two rivers
cradle of civilization
the lifeblood of Egypt
27
Which of the following is
not
an example of a natural barrier?
mountains
fences
cataracts
seas
28
Which Egyptian god welcomed people to the afterlife?
Anubis
Osiris
Isis
Ra
