How did the Egyptians used their calendar?

to keep track of agricultural practices

Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?

To preserve the body for the afterlife

How did Egyptian farmers control the rise and fall of the Nile River?

they created irrigation using reservoirs

Choose the correct order of the process of the Nile yearly flood and its contribution to Egypt.

River floods, water recedes, depos. silt, land=fertile

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Ancient Egypt Summative

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1
Mediterranean Sea
E
F
G
D
2
How did the Egyptians used their calendar?
to keep track of agricultural practices
to know when to celebrate holidays
to know when to move to the south for winter
to schedule the rotation of slaves working on the Temple
3
Nile River
A
C
D
B
4
bottom of social pyramid
scribes
pharaoh
farmers and slaves
nobles, priests, and official
5
What landform contains Egypt's largest area of fertile soil?
The Nile Delta
The Cataracts of the Nile
The Western desert
Upper Egypt
6
top of Social pyramid
farmers and slaves
merchants and artisans
nobles, priests, officials
Pharaoh
7
In what region is the Nile Delta?
Sinai Peninsula
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Eastern desert
8
Because they were polytheistic, the Egyptians worshiped...
Animal gods
Nature gods
One god
Many gods
9
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
To be used as medicine
To show devotion to their god
To preserve the body for the afterlife
To scare away tomb robbers
10
Why did the Egyptians follow the Pharaoh with complete devotion?
They believed him to be a god
He was always very kind and generous
They knew they would be killed if they didn't
They believe the world would end if they didn't
11
What were the leaders of Egypt called?
Emperor
Namarchs
Kings
Pharaoh
12
Which direction does the Nile flow?
South
East
North
West
13
What body of water does the Nile flow into?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Caspian Sea
The Red Sea
The A-B Sea
14
Upper Egypt
G
F
D
E
15
How did Egyptian farmers control the rise and fall of the Nile River?
they didn't have crops and therefore didn't need to control the river
they avoided the area where the Nile flooded
they created irrigation using reservoirs
they used new minerals from the mountains as fertilizer
16
level immediately below the scribes in the social pyramid
farmers and slaves
merchants and artisans
Pharaoh
nobles, priests, officials
17
What did the Egyptians believe about the afterlife?
they believed they could take their possessions with them
Egyptians believed the afterlife was a happy place
all of the above
much of their culture and religion focused on the afterlife
18
Lower Egypt
F
G
D
D
19
Red Sea
B
D
E
C
20
Choose the correct order of the process of the Nile yearly flood and its contribution to Egypt.
Water recedes, river depos silt, river floods, soil= fertile
River floods, water recedes, depos. silt, land=fertile
River floods, water recedes, soil=fertile, river depos silt
Depos. silt, water recedes, land=fertile, river floods
21
level immediately below the Pharaoh in social pyramid
scribes
merchants and artisans
farmers and slaves
nobles, priests, official
22
Nile Delta
C
B
D
A
23
Sahara Desert
D
B
A
C

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