Mesopotamia & Egypt - Unit Test Prep

Question 1

How were scribes treated in ancient Egyptian society?

Accepted Answer

well paid and highly respected

Question 2

Why were the pyramids built?

Accepted Answer

As great tombs for pharaohs

Question 3

What ancient Egyptian group made up the largest social class?

Accepted Answer

peasants

Question 4

The ancient Israelites settled in

Accepted Answer

Canaan

Question 5

What did Hammurabi use to unify the Babylonian empire and preserve order?

Accepted Answer

code of laws

Question 6

When not working in the field peasants built pyramids during the...

Accepted Answer

Flooding Season

Question 7

The Age of Pyramids was known as...

Accepted Answer

The Old Kingdom

Question 8

What is the name of the freshwater lake in Canaan?

Accepted Answer

Sea of Galilee

Question 9

In Ancient Egypt, which of the following was NOT a duty of the vizier?

Accepted Answer

advising pharaohs for war

Question 10

Why did Hatshepsut send five ships to the African kingdom of Punt?

Accepted Answer

to exchange trade goods

Question 11

Hieroglyphs are...

Accepted Answer

A symbol in the writing system of the Egyptians

Question 12

An existence after death is called

Accepted Answer

Afterlife

Question 13

The pharaoh Khufu is best known as

Accepted Answer

A Pyramid Builder

Question 14

Ancient Egyptians settle where?

Accepted Answer

Northeast Africa by the Nile River

Question 15

A blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender

Accepted Answer

Siege

Question 16

What helped Babylon become an important center of trade?

Accepted Answer

lIts ocation on the Euphrates River

Question 17

How did the yearly flooding in the Nile River valley affect farming in Egypt and Kush?

Accepted Answer

It left silt that improved the soil.

Question 18

The use of resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services

Accepted Answer

Economy

Question 19

One extraordinary Egyptian invention was paper they made from

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 20

The most important environmental factor in early human settlement was

Accepted Answer

Water

Question 21

The pharaoh Ramses II was best known for

Accepted Answer

his military leadership.

Question 22

An ancient farmer would have been most likely to settle in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

Valley

Question 23

What flourished during the reign of Senusret I?

Accepted Answer

Art

Question 24

In ancient Egypt, a major duty of the High Priest was to

Accepted Answer

oversee all religious ceremonies

Question 25

What society built their civilization South of Egypt along the Nile river?

Accepted Answer

Kush

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