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Discovering Our Past: A History of the World (Chapter 5 Review)
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A delta is
a reed plant used to make paper
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water
a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland
the Egyptian writing system
2
The Egyptians traded goods such as wheat, gold, and tools to the Phoenicians for needed wood.
True
False
3
What was the effect of increased farming and trade?
The deserts became populated.
Geometry developed.
An organized government developed.
A complex writing system was created.
4
took over the rule of Egypt from Kush
Assyrians
Greeks
Thebans
Babylonians
5
What element of civilization must a civilization have before it can specialize and develop other elements?
Art
Government
Religion
Staple Food Supply
6
The largest group in Egyptian society was made up of
army commanders and nobles.
farmers and workers.
scribes and traders.
artisans and merchants.
7
Egyptians built pyramids because they
hoped to impress later civilizations with their buildings.
wanted to protect the dead pharaohs' bodies.
wished to honor the achievements of their leaders.
desired to please the gods.
8
Incense is a material used to make furniture.
True
False
9
Archaeologists study the _______ to learn about life in ancient Egypt.
Book of the Dead
desert
temples
pyramids
10
Hapi
invaded Kush and destroyed Meroe
is the pharaoh who tried to start a new religion
is the Egyptian sun god
is the Egyptian river god
11
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
destructive.
rare.
gentle and predictable.
unpredictable.
12
To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the
Book of Prayers.
Book of the Dead.
Book of Spells.
Book of Life After Death.
13
Government officials called _______ were appointed by the pharaoh and carried out his orders.
bureaucrats
priests
tyrants
aristocracy
14
Savannas are fertile marshes.
False
True
15
Egyptian goddess of truth and justice
Horus
Ma'at
Bastet
Sekhmet
16
During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, pharaohs made many improvements, &
a civil war divided Egypt.
Memphis became the capital.
the arts flourished.
many pyramids were built.
17
The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed
the leader had an afterlife.
unity came from a strong leader.
the leader would not make them slaves.
the leader appointed officials.
18
In this form of government, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.
dynasty
theocracy
democracy
monarchy
19
What did the delta of the Nile River provide Egyptians?
trade route to the Mediterranean
protection from invaders
fertile soil for growing crops
regular rainfall
20
A dynasty is
a government representative to another country
a line of rulers from one family
a large area of land ruled by one person
a ruler who is both the political and religious leader
21
Pharaohs and other rulers exchanged envoys to maintain close ties.
True
False
22
Egyptian middle class consisted of
slaves and unskilled workers
priests and nobles
traders, artisans, and scribes
pharaohs
23
Which best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.?
an independent city-state
constitutional monarchy
a dynasty
a democracy
24
A word to describe the delta in ancient Egypt
savanna
marshland
mountains
desert
25
The belief in many gods
Kushism
Polytheism
Napathism
Monotheism
26
Which is a reason the Nile has been called "the lifeblood" of Egypt?
It is the longest river in the world.
It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.
It has dangerous cataracts.
27
Information learned from ________ helped Egyptians develop medical knowledge.
acupuncture
hieroglyphics
the Book of the Dead
embalming
28
To unite; to bring together means
unify
unique
transfer
isolate
29
How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?
They became successful farmers.
They irrigated during the dry season.
They created hieroglyphics.
They grew papyrus.
30
Capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Thebes
Giza
Karnak
Napata
31
The Egyptians traded goods (wheat, gold, and tools) to the Phoenicians for much needed wood.
False
True
32
While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed
a 365-day calendar with 12 months.
a new social class.
hieroglyphics.
geometry.
33
Cataracts are
reed plants that grew along the Nile River.
fan-shaped areas of silt where a river flows into the sea.
waterfalls or rapids in a river.
buckets attached to long poles to transfer river water.
34
Hieroglyphics are
reed plants that grew along the Nile River.
a writing system made up of pictures and symbols.
a bucket attached to a long pole to transfer water to store.
a line of rulers from one family.
35
Papyrus is
a line of rulers from one family.
the Egyptian writing system.
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water.
a reed plant used to make paper.
36
The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in
medicine.
irrigation.
mathematics.
astronomy.
37
The Egyptian sun god
Hapi
Amenhotop IV
Thebes
Re
38
How the Egyptians transferred water from the Nile into storage basins.
papyrus
barges
cataracts
shadoof
39
As a result of being conquered by Egypt, Nubians
refused to accept any Egyptian beliefs and customs.
stopped worshipping their own deities.
gave up their previous way of life.
accepted many Egyptian beliefs and customs.
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Imhotep was the first great engineer who built the pyramids.
False
True
