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Ancient Egyptian & Kush History 6th Grade World History Chapter 4
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1
Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile neverflooded the land around it.
TRUE
FALSE
2
Branches of the Nile fanned to form a __, a triangle-shaped area of soildeposited by a river.
delta
cataract
3
The Nile River is the second longest river in the world.
TRUE
FALSE
4
All of the following areancient documents that have been preserved for centuries except
dictionaries.
medical manuals.
government records.
literary works.
5
Egyptians believed that pharaohs were gods.
FALSE
TRUE
6
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide?
It had temples in which toworship.
It had Sumerian artwork touse as decoration.
It had natural barriers toprotect against invaders.
It had two dynasties tocelebrate religious traditions.
7
_____
wrote and copied religious and literary texts.
Artisans
Scribes
8
The
____________________
helped historians understand hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Temple of Karnak
9
As time passed, Kushite society grew more complex. Which of these supports this statement?
Kushite people had lessand less control of their society.
Kushite people reliedon the Egyptians to control society.
Kushite people had avariety of jobs and roles in society.
Kushite people began tobe confused about their society.
10
Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed?
Farms replaced cities andthen pyramids.
Cities broke off intoscattered farms.
Villages replaced towns.
Farms grew into villagesand then cities.
11
Egyptians believed that a person’s
______
left the body and became a spirit after death.
sarcophagus
ka
12
By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power.
TRUE
FALSE
13
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the New Kingdom?
Ahmose of Thebes
Queen Hatshepsut
Ozti
Ramses the Great
14
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Ahmose of Thebes
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tutankhamen
Ramses the Great
15
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the afterlife
the pyramids
the heavens
the pharaohs
16
Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at timeslived in peace with each other?
Kush and Egypt builttemples together.
Kush and Egypt battledAksum together.
Kush and Egypt traded witheach other.
Kush and Egypt attackedeach other.
17
Which of the following best describes how the geography of Nubiachanged over time?
The land became morefertile.
The land became moredesert-like.
The number of resourcesincreased.
The amount of floodingincreased.
18
Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
increase in farming
Sumerian influences
need for governmentofficials
increase in population
19
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which stsatement supports this fact?
The geography included manyareas for hunters to hunt widely.
The geography helped tounify the country.
The geography supportedvarious desert plants and birds.
The geography includedareas for farming.
20
Hieroglyphics were always written horizontally from right to left.
FALSE
TRUE
21
Most Egyptian children received an education.
FALSE
TRUE
22
The southern part of Ancient Egypt was called
Upper Egypt.
Lower Egypt.
23
Slaves in Egypt had somelegal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom.
TRUE
FALSE
24
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
TRUE
FALSE
25
What was the effect of Egypt’s conquest of Kush in 1500 BC?
Kushite culture became morelike Egyptian culture.
Egyptian pharaohs workedwith Kushite kings.
Kushite language became thelanguage of Egypt.
Egyptian culture becamemore like Kushite culture.
26
Today, the land of Nubia is covered with rain forests.
FALSE
TRUE
27
Shabaka was buried in a
temple.
river.
pyramid.
chariot.
28
The Egyptians called thekingdom to the south of Egypt
____________________
.
Nubia
Kush
29
Shabaka & later Kushite dynasty rulers tried to restore Egyptian cultural practices. Conclude:
Shabaka opposed Egyptianculture.
Egyptian practices hadfaded.
Shabaka was really anEgyptian.
The Kushites were againstthe pharaoh.
30
Some farmers in ancientNubia were able to become rich.
TRUE
FALSE
31
Pyramids are
temples where the peopleare allowed to come and pray.
royal tombs with fourtriangle sides that meet in a point.
stone tombs with 4 rectangle sides that join a roof.
warehouses where surplusfood is stored.
32
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
The pharaohs’ families paidthe costs.
It collected payments fromSumer.
It collected taxes from thepeople.
The priests held religiousfestivals.
33
The first pharaoh built anew capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called
Memphis.
Nekhen.
Pe.
Sinai.
34
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
series of rulers from thesame family
a collection of kingdoms
a collection of queens
series of rulers fromdifferent families
35
Ramses the Great is best remembered
for his untimely death atthe hands of Ahmose.
as a great scribe.
for his ability as anartist.
as a great warrior andbuilder.
36
In Egyptian art,
____________________
were usually drawn realistically.
animals
people
37
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
merchant
architect
farmer
scribe
38
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Mesopotamia.
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt.
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Nubia and Cairo.
39
Why were tombs filled withart, jewelry, and other treasures?
Egyptians believed the deadenjoyed them in the afterlife.
The tombs were the privatestorage rooms of the pharaoh.
The tombs served asmuseums.
Egyptians believed tombs tobe safe places in the kingdom.
40
What ended the Kushite dynasty?
Shabaka agreed to shareEgypt with the Assyrians.
The Kushites returned theland to the Egyptians.
The Kushites moved theirkingdom to Mesopotamia.
The Assyrians forced theKushites out of Egypt.
41
What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?
She was the only woman torule Kush.
She was the first woman torule Kush.
She ruled Kush all on herown.
She led the Kushite army tomany important victories.
42
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
Egyptians carried theirdead to neighboring countries.
Egyptians used a funeralpyre for their dead.
Egyptians buried their deadin the river.
Egyptians preserved bodiesas mummies.
43
Egyptian farmers built canals to direct the flow of the Nile and carry water to their fields.
FALSE
TRUE
44
During her reign, Queen Hatshepsut destroyed the monuments her father had built.
TRUE
FALSE
45
Why did trade with Kush decrease over time?
New trade routes wentaround Kush.
New trade partners dislikedKush.
Kushite merchants werelosing money.
Kushite farmers could notgrow any food.
46
Temples were very plain and had little decoration.
TRUE
FALSE
47
What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
Egypt’s defeat of the SinaiPeninsula
Egypt’s conquest of distantlands
Egypt’s creation of an army
Egypt’s creation of thepyramids
48
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or ifdisease struck?
the mummies whose ka wasdisturbed
dynasty that was in power
the farmers whose smallvillages were unclean
the pharaoh who was bothruler and god
49
The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods.
FALSE
TRUE
50
Why might a Kushite king be grateful for the cataracts located onthe Nile?
The cataracts made it easyto grow various crops.
The cataracts helped keepKush safe from Egypt.
The cataracts were a steadysource of food.
The cataracts allowedpeople to travel easily.
51
The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was
Horus.
Menes.
Khufu.
Sinai.
52
Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside an Egyptian temple?
hieroglyphics
sphinxes
paintings
sanctuary
53
By the 1400s BC, Egypt wasthe leading military power. What can you say about Egypt’sresources?
It was a poor country.
It was a rich country.
Its resources were beingheavily taxed.
Its resources were beingsent to help other countries.
54
Archaeologists did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone wasdiscovered.
TRUE
FALSE
55
The Third Dynasty began theperiod in Egyptian history called the Old Kingdom.
TRUE
FALSE
56
The Egyptians began tobuild pyramids during the
_____
.
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
57
The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
that the Nile River flowedtwo ways.
that both farming andherding were important.
their rule over both Upperand Lower Egypt.
their joint rule with theirrespective queens.
58
In ancient Egypt, the pharaohs had absolute power.
FALSE
TRUE
59
The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on
wealthy farmers who emergedas leaders.
merchants who helped buildtrade routes.
wealthy fishermen whoemerged as leaders.
priests who helped buildthe temples.
60
After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt?
destroyed all its temples.
created a Middle Kingdomgod.
created a professionalarmy.
disbanded the scribes.
