Ancient Egypt Test Review (SC 6th grade)

Question 1

Their religion was _________________.

Accepted Answer

polytheistic

Question 2

___________ was an early form of paper made from a reed-like plant found in the Nile Delta.

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 3

Egypt was called the ____________ because without the Nile River, Egypt would not have existed

Accepted Answer

gift of the Nile

Question 4

Which is the correct social order for ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

pharaoh, scribe, merchant, servant, slave

Question 5

The floods of the Nile provided Egypt with rich deposits of _______, good for farms and herds.

Accepted Answer

silt

Question 6

___________ were built along the west bank of the Nile River as tombs for the pharaohs.

Accepted Answer

pyramids

Question 7

The ________ is a triangular shaped area near the mouth of the river.

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 8

The ____________ advised the pharaoh and oversaw all religious ceremonies.

Accepted Answer

high priest

Question 9

Which were higher on the social classes?

Accepted Answer

merchants and traders

Question 10

Roads, paths, seas, or rivers followed by traders are called _________

Accepted Answer

trade routes

Question 11

The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating rich ________ in the river valley.

Accepted Answer

farmland

Question 12

The ____________ had absolute power over all Egyptians.

Accepted Answer

pharaoh

Question 13

The Egyptians settled along the banks of the ______ River because it had rich farmland.

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 14

___________ was not an export of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

ivory

Question 15

A ________ was a series of rulers from the same family

Accepted Answer

dynasty, dynasty, dynasty, dynasty

Question 16

Architecture of Egypt included the pyramids, obelisk and _____________.

Accepted Answer

sphinx

Question 17

We know that the Egyptians believed in a(n) _____, because they preserved the bodies of the dead.

Accepted Answer

afterlife

Question 18

Egypt is located on the continent of _________ along the Nile River.

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 19

What is a cataract?

Accepted Answer

strong rapids or waterfalls, strong rapids or waterfalls

Question 20

The __________ and ___________provided them with protection from invaders.

Accepted Answer

seas and deserts

Question 21

Scientists studied the ______________________ to learn the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Accepted Answer

Rosetta Stone

Question 22

________ Egypt is located at the Nile River Delta.

Accepted Answer

Lower

Questions 22