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Ancient Egypt and Kush
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A social studies quiz to review the first lesson of a 7th grade chapter on ancient Egypt and Kush.
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1
What is the world's longest river?
Amazon
Mississippi
Yangtze
Nile
2
The Nile River is made up of what two other colorfully named rivers?
Blue Nile and White Nile
Red Nile and Black Nile
Black Nile and White Nile
Red Nile and Green Nile
3
Which word describes a a bucket attached to a long pole used to lift water from the Nile?
shadoof
dynasty
papyrus
cataract
4
Which vocabulary word means a line of rulers from the same family?
civilization
kingdom
empire
dynasty
5
How many time periods are the Egyptian dynasties divided into?
4
5
2
3
6
The flooding of the Nile is
in the winter
seasonal
more destructive than in Mesopotamia
unpredictable
7
The Egyptians were protected to the east and west by what natural feature?
river cataracts
delta marshland
seas
deserts
8
Egyptian traders learned about the ways of life and government of other societies they visited.
False
True
9
What is the word for the Egyptian's complex system of picture and sound symbols?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Phoenician
Aramaic
10
Which of the following was NOT one of the primary jobs of the Egyptian government?
storing and distributing grain
settling land disputes
building and repairing irrigation canals and dams
providing education for the kingdom's youth
11
Who was the first to unify the kingdoms of Egypt?
Tutankhamun
Sargon
Narmer
Ramesses II
12
Which of these terms best describes a delta?
salty backwash from the ocean
water basin for crop irrigation
place where snow melt collects
where a river flows into a sea
13
If you traveled from Mesopotamia to Egypt, what direction are you going?
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
14
Which of the following is NOT an achievement of the Egyptians?
hieroglyphics
shadoof
paper from papyrus
cuneiform
15
The first people to move into the Nile River valley were
hunters and herders
hunters and gatherers
herders and farmers
farmers and gatherers
16
What is the name for the dangerous, fast moving waters where the Blue and White Nile join?
deluge
cataracts
rapids
cascades
17
Name the two civilizations of the Nile River Valley.
Mesopotamia and Egypt
Mesopotamia and Kush
Egypt and Kush
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
18
The Nile River flows from south to north.
true
false
19
On which continent is Egypt located?
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
20
What word that meant "black land" did the Egyptian farmers first call the land?
Kimiya
Sable
Kehmet
Deshret
