Mrs. Jensen's Chapter 4 Egypt

Question 1

Egyptian farmers built canals to direct the flow of the Nile and carry water to their fields.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 2

Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?

Accepted Answer

the afterlife

Question 3

The Nile River is the second longest river in the world.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 4

Egyptians believed that a person’s ______left the body and became a spirit after death.

Accepted Answer

ka

Question 5

Egyptians believed that pharaohs were gods.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 6

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

Accepted Answer

their rule over both Upperand Lower Egypt.

Question 7

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or ifdisease struck?

Accepted Answer

the pharaoh who was bothruler and god

Question 8

Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside an Egyptian temple?

Accepted Answer

sphinxes

Question 9

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

Accepted Answer

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Question 10

The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 11

The southern part of Ancient Egypt was called

Accepted Answer

Upper Egypt.

Question 12

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide?

Accepted Answer

It had natural barriers toprotect against invaders.

Question 13

The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was

Accepted Answer

Khufu.

Question 14

The Egyptians called thekingdom to the south of Egypt ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Kush

Question 15

Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Sumerian influences

Question 16

The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which stsatement supports this fact?

Accepted Answer

The geography includedareas for farming.

Question 17

In ancient Egypt, the pharaohs had absolute power.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 18

Temples were very plain and had little decoration.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 19

Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians preserved bodiesas mummies.

Question 20

The ____________________helped historians understand hieroglyphics.

Accepted Answer

Rosetta Stone

Question 21

Archaeologists did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone wasdiscovered.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 22

How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?

Accepted Answer

It collected taxes from thepeople.

Question 23

The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on

Accepted Answer

wealthy farmers who emergedas leaders.

Question 24

Why were tombs filled withart, jewelry, and other treasures?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians believed the deadenjoyed them in the afterlife.

Question 25

The Third Dynasty began theperiod in Egyptian history called the Old Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 26

_____wrote and copied religious and literary texts.

Accepted Answer

Scribes

Question 27

Which of the following best defines dynasty?

Accepted Answer

series of rulers from thesame family

Question 28

Branches of the Nile fanned to form a __, a triangle-shaped area of soildeposited by a river.

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 29

The first pharaoh built anew capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called

Accepted Answer

Memphis.

Question 30

Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile neverflooded the land around it.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 31

Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed?

Accepted Answer

Farms grew into villagesand then cities.

Question 32

By the 1400s BC, Egypt wasthe leading military power. What can you say about Egypt’sresources?

Accepted Answer

It was a rich country.

Question 33

The Egyptians began tobuild pyramids during the _____.

Accepted Answer

Old Kingdom

Question 34

Pyramids are

Accepted Answer

royal tombs with fourtriangle sides that meet in a point.

Question 35

The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

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