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6th Grade World History review on ancient Egypt
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1
What word BEST describes Egyptian religion?
They did not have religion
polytheistic
atheistic
monotheistic
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Why did the Egyptians preserve bodies?
So they could have mummies
So they could keep the bodies of their family forever
So they had something to put into the pyramids
So the soul had somewhere to come back to
3
How did the Egyptians view the afterlife?
They didn't believe in one
As a place of pain and suffering
They feared it
Better than normal life
4
How did the Nile River help the Egyptians create a calendar?
Trick question, the Nile did not help them
The Nile's waters change color with he weather
The god of the Nile told them what to do
It floods on a regular schedule that became the seasons
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How did the Nile River help Egypt?
The delta and cataracts provided protection
All answers are correct
It provided fresh water and silt
It helped with trade and transportation
6
What type of government did ancient Egypt have?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
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Which jobs made up the largest group of people in Egypt?
Farmers and Herders
Slaves and Servants
Priests
Artisans
8
What is the name of the Egyptians writing system?
English
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
9
What Egyptian invention is shown in this picture?
Hieroglyphics
Shadoof
Pyramid
Mummification
10
What can we conclude from this picture?
The Egyptians made contact with aliens
The Egyptians believed in an afterlife
The Egyptians knew how to make mudbrick
The Egyptians were excellent farmers
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Why were hieroglyphics important to the Egyptians?
It allowed them to keep records
They helped build pyramids
They helped the people specialize
They were pretty pictures
12
What does the picture represent?
The use of a shadoof
Tax collecting
Preparation for war
The embalming process
13
Why is Upper Egypt located in the south?
Because of the floods
Because of the way the Nile flows
Because of the cataracts
Because the Egyptians did not have compasses
14
What BEST explains why a pharaoh had absolute power?
He made the laws
He had control of the army
He was a king
He was a god
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What are cataracts?
Fan shaped area at the mouth of a river
An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
A body of fresh water
Dangerous waterfalls and rapids
16
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
As tombs for the pharaoh
To show off to he rest of the world
As tombs for common people
As punishments for the slaves
17
Who runs the Egyptian government?
The priests
The people
The vizier
The pharaoh
18
How does the Nile differ from the Tigris and Euphrates
It flows North to South
It flows South to North
It is a source of fresh water
It provides silt for farming
19
Why was there very little crime in ancient Egypt?
Egypt had a strong police force
Crime made it harder to enter the afterlife
People were afraid of the harsh punishments
They were so poor that there wasn't anything to steal
20
Which of the following is NOT a natural barrier of Egypt?
The delta
The Nile River
The Mediterranean Sea
The cataracts
21
How did the Nile's floods differ from those in Mesopotamia?
The Nile did not flood
The Nile's floods did not deposit silt
The Nile's floods were unpredictable and more dangerous
The Nile's floods were predictable and less dangerous
22
What did the Egyptians use to position their buildings?
The pyramids
The Nile River
The deserts
The stars
23
How did the Nile help the Egyptians keep records?
The Nile gave them the idea for Hieroglyphics
The papyrus plant grew along the Nile
They used clay from the Nile to write on
The god of the Nile taught them to write
24
How did the Egyptians view their pharaoh?
As a priest
As a warrior
As a god
As a general
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What Egyptian invention allowed them to preserve dead bodies?
the shadoof
the pyramid
embalming
surgery
