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1
Both Sumerians and Egyptians believed their kings were gods.
true
false
2
Sumerians and Egyptians both developed a form of writing.
true
false
3
What made the Egyptian economy more prosperous?
trade
hieroglyphics
scribes
pyramids
4
What did Egyptian farmers do while their crops were flooding?
built boats
joined the army
played poker
built pyramids
5
Why did Egypt want the granite from Nubia?
roads
mill work
homes
pyramids
6
Which of these four kings did not help unify Egypt?
Zoser
Narmer
Menes
Scorpion
7
Which is NOT true of the Nubians?
borrowed from Egyptian culture
polytheists
used sticks for farming
Egyptians knew about Nubia before unification
8
Sumerians and Egyptians both gave women rights.
false
true
9
How did the Nile River hurt Egyptians?
provided drinking water
provided water for crops
transportation
killed people and crops
10
Pyramids were used as tombs for kings.
true
false
11
Why were calendars so important to Egyptians?
allowed them to celebrate marriages
allowed them to know their birthdays
allowed them to predict flooding
allowed them to know religious holidays
12
Which does not describe a way Kush was affected by the invasion of Egypt?
Egyptian influence on Kush ended
New Kingdom pharaohs conquered Nubia
Kushites founded a new capital in Meroe
Egyptians destroyed Napata
13
Pharaohs were considered god-kings
false
true
14
When did the Egyptians predict the Nile would flood?
between November and January
when temperatures were below freezing
during fall and spring
between May and September
15
Sumerians and Egyptians both were polytheists.
false
true
16
Which discovery led to the decoding of hieroglyphics?
Nubia
Kush
Great Pyramid
Rosetta Stone
17
Why is the Nile River so important?
deepest river in the world
flows to the sea
longest river in the world
flows north
18
How did understanding the flood cycles help Egyptian civilization?
determined best fishing spots
used floods to irrigate crops
created water rides
built dams
19
How is Nubia different from Egypt?
Nubia has fertile "black land"
All of Nubia is desert
Nubia has granite cliffs by the Nile
The Nile flows through Nubia
20
Which describes the route of the Nile River?
begins in East Africa and flows northward to Egypt
connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas
begins in Egypt and flows northward
flows through the Nubian Desert and into the Red Sea
21
Egyptians believed in many gods.
false
true
