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Ancient Egypt Sections 1 & 2 Quiz
Ancient Egypt Sections 1 & 2 Quiz
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The writing the Egyptians used was called:
The alphabet
Cursive
Cunieform
Hieroglyphics
2
What was the name of the River the Egyptians settled by?
Jordan
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
3
The name of the area at a river's mouth, where very rich soil can be found.
Delta
Cataract
Silt
Shadoof
4
Which group created and sold goods to other countries?
Priests and Nobles
Craftspeople and Merchants
Scribes and Government Officials
Slaves and Laborers
5
The spread of water to dry areas of land by digging canals is called
Irrigation
Plowing
Trenching
Shadoof
6
Egyptian women only stayed at home and took care of children.
True
False
7
The Nile flooded about the same time every year.
True
False
8
An Egyptian form of measurement
Actus
Palmus
Centimeter
Cubit
9
Egyptians weaved fibers from flax plants into a fabric called ________________.
Linen
Wool
Papyrus
Cotton
10
What is the name of the sea that the Nile flows into?
Atlantic
Jordan
Red
Mediterranean
11
What did the Egyptians do with their abundance of natural resources?
Trade with other countries
Offer them to the gods/goddesses
Give them to the Pharaoh
Store them for the next year
12
How did Egyptians get from Lower Egypt to Upper Egypt?
Oars
The Current
Sails/Wind
Praying to their gods
13
Which was **NOT** a natural resource found on Egyptian land?
Copper
Granite
Iron
Oil
14
Who had the highest role in Egypt?
Priest
Scribe
Pharaoh
Noble
15
What group in society was in charge of caring for gods/goddesses?
Priests
Farmers
Government Officials
Nobles
16
In what social class were most of the Egyptians?
Farmers
Craftspeople
Scribes
Slaves and Laborers
17
Which group assisted the Pharaoh in making decisions for the Egyptians?
Government Officials
Priests
Scribes
Nobles
18
Egyptians learned the geography of many lands in school.
False
True
19
The name of the Egyptians who did all of the writing for Egyptians.
Craftspeople
Priests
Scribes
Nobles
20
Which group owned the land that many crops were on?
Slaves and Laborers
Farmers
Government Officials
Nobles
21
The name for the belief in many gods
Polytheism
Monotheism
22
What form of math did Egyptians create?
Trigonometry
Algebra
Physics
Geometry
23
Which kind of leader was the Pharaoh NOT believed to be?
Academic
Religous
Political
Military
24
A term used for land that is favorable for growing crops and other plants
Profitable
Fertile
Rich
Silt
25
What group worked to grow crops and food for all of Egyptian Society?
Scribes
Merchants
Slaves and Laborers
Farmers
26
What group had the lowest position in society?
Slaves and Laborers
Scribes and Government Officials
Farmers
Pharaohs
27
Another term for waterfall. The Egyptians encountered them while boating down the Nile
Cataract
Delta
Shadoof
Niagra
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How did a person become a government official?
By battling for the position
Being close with the Pharaoh
Luck
By a voting