Best describe the Nile River and the Egyptian's agriculture

Nile could be unpredictable - too little rain - too much rain

Which best describes a primary source?

Information that comes directly from a person who experienced the event.

Study of humankind in all aspects, especially development of culture.

Which best describes how the Egyptians felt about death?

One could overcome death by living a good life on earth.

Which best desribes New Kingdom?

Time of conquering lands in Asia and Africia. That led to expansion.

What role, if any, did painting play in the life of ancient Egypt?

Painting was often found in tombs and tells us about their life.

Information about an event that comes from the person does not experience

What was the significance of Egyptian writing?

Writing of the Egyptians helped preserve their knowledge.

Why was Egypt conquered?

Suffered from foreign invasions that weakened the empire.

studies ancient cultures through artifacts

Middle Kingdom began after?

Egypt faced a period of civil wars

Old Kingdom description

was a time of political strength, prosperity, and cultural achievements.

Egyptian paper that was made from papyrus reeds.

Purpose of Egypt's social structure

To provide both loyalty and labor for the Egyptian Pharaohs.

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1
Which Phoenician colony became rich and powerful?
Canaan
Nineveh
Carthage
Medes
2
Key element of the 8 basic features of a civilziation.
Writing
Public Works
Social Classes
Government
3
Ruler of Babylon that established a code of laws
Sargon
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Moses
4
Which civilization began on a thin strip of land along the Mediterranean coast?
Phoenicians
Mesopotamia
Babylon
Egypt
5
Best describe the Nile River and the Egyptian's agriculture
Nile was a small river and did not play a siginificant role in Egypt.
Nile did not flow directly in the path of Egypt, so water was an issue.
Nile always received the same amount of rainfall and crops were abundant.
Nile could be unpredictable - too little rain - too much rain
6
Which best describes a primary source?
Information that you must use in my class to pass.
Information about beliefs, customs, and historical backgrounds.
Information that comes directly from a person who experienced the event.
Information that comes from a person who does not experience the event.
7
Anthropology?
Scientific study of ancient cultures through artifacts
Scientific study of the stars and planets.
Scientific study of the Jurassic Period.
Study of humankind in all aspects, especially development of culture.
8
What does Mesopotamian mean in Greek?
"land of the Gods"
"land of the people"
"land between two rivers"
"land between Babylon and Sumer"
9
Which best describes how the Egyptians felt about death?
One could overcome death by worshipping the pharaohs.
One could overcome death by serving the Pharaohs of Egypt.
One could overcome death by living a good life on earth.
One could overcome death by praying to the gods.
10
Which best desribes New Kingdom?
Time of conquering land in Asia and Europe. That led to expansion.
Time of conquering lands in Asia and Africia. That led to expansion.
Time of civil wars that limited expansion.
Time where pharaohs constantly fought
11
What role, if any, did painting play in the life of ancient Egypt?
Painting was often found in tombs and tells us about their life.
Painting was allowed only in temples.
Painting was not present in tombs.
Painting was on in tombs in the Old Kingdom.
12
Who united the kingdoms of upper and lower Egypt?
Sesostris III
Narmer
Seti I
King Tut
13
Best describes the extent of Egypt's knowledge in area of building
used geometry and engineering
used geometry
used engineering
used ideas of the Greeks
14
Secondary Source
Information about an event that comes from the person does not experience
List of events in the order in which they occur.
List of sources that must be included in writing.
Information that comes directly from the person that experienced it.
15
What was the significance of Egyptian writing?
Alexander the Great destroyed the writing of the Egyptians.
Writing of the Egyptians helped preserve their knowledge.
Writing of the Egyptians offered the Assyrians an opportunity to learn.
Writing was not important because the Sumerians were the 1st to have it.
16
Why was Egypt conquered?
Suffered from foreign invasions that weakened the empire.
Suffered from too little water and food.
Lost most of its army and weapons during the last 20 years.
Joined forces with the Assyrians and were betrayed.
17
Archaeologist?
studies ancient Egypt history only
studies ancient cultures through artifacts
studies ancient cultures through humankind
studies the anatomy of Egyptian mummies only
18
What is a complex society in which large numbers of human beings share a variety of common elements?
Tribe
Group
Civilization
Community
19
Technique the Sumerians used to exchange goods directly without using money?
exchanging
swapping
exchanging
bartering
20
Middle Kingdom began after?
Egypt was conquered by Alexander the Great.
The pharaoh of the Old Kingdom died without a ruler.
Egypt started trading with Nubia
Egypt faced a period of civil wars
21
Egyptians were the most advanced in area?
Geometry
Engineering
Astronomy
Medicine
22
Old Kingdom description
was a time of political strength, prosperity, and cultural achievements.
was a time of major expansion throughout Africa.
only lasted a short time because the Romans conquered them.
was a time of constant warfare
23
What is papyrus?
Egyptian crop that they grew to eat.
Egyptian reed that grew to feed their livestock.
Egyptian god of writing.
Egyptian paper that was made from papyrus reeds.
24
Purpose of Egypt's social structure
To show Egyptians were they fall on the social pyramid.
Provide the pharaohs with an endless army.
Let the people know the role of the hight preist.
To provide both loyalty and labor for the Egyptian Pharaohs.
25
Created writing?
Akkadians
Babylon
Sumerians
Uruk

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