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A review for Ancient Egypt 7th grade
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1
Fine soil found on river bottoms:
Slip
Salt
Sand
Silt
2
Around 6000 B.C.E., which of the following appeared in Nubia:
soldiers from Mesopotamia
hunting and fishing communities
traders from other countries
the first Egyptian artisans and miners
3
Plain at the mouth of a river:
Delta
Desert
Dreary
Dock
4
How did ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death:
they believed in only one God
they buried people in the ground
they preserved the body of their dead
they became famous warriors
5
Religion played an important part in Egyptian life by:
destroying the power of the Pharaoh
encouraging Egypt to make peace with its neighbors
supporting a democratic government
explaining natural events to the people
6
Because of Nubia's location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was:
a center for trade
destroyed by the people of Kush
never very prosperous
the first sea empire
7
The first Pharaohs of the New Kingdom expanded Egypt's:
farmland
religion
universities
armies
8
The greatest achievement of the Pharaoh Menes was:
ruling the empire from Abu Simbel
uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
conquering the Nubians
building a pyramid
9
To keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth, ancient Egyptians began to:
tax the farmers
publish a list of the Pharaohs possessions each year
use hieroglyphs
use cuneiform
10
Toward the end of the Old Kingdom, the government became:
ruled by local merchants
a target for conquering empires
bigger and more prosperous
weak and divided
11
In ancient Egypt, a very important religious practice was to:
worship the Pharaoh's children
prepare the dead for the afterlife
worship one God
travel to the west bank of the Nile every night
12
Which geographical direction does the Nile River flow:
East
North
West
South
13
Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to:
create a new writing system
predict the flooding of the Nile River
appoint the next Pharaoh
create new medicines from plants
14
In ancient Egypt, most of the people belonged to the social class of:
peasants
nobles
merchants
artisans
15
What happened when Nubians took control of trade routes by using iron weapons:
Meroë controlled an empire that extended into Europe
they stopped spending time growing crops
Meroë became rich
they made pyramids from metal instead of stone
16
The lives of Egyptian peasants were greatly influenced by:
their ability to read and write
the study of astronomy
the planting seasons
their contact with merchants of other countries
17
A strong flood or rush of water is called:
Carfax
Riptide
Cataract
Current
18
Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called:
Cuneiform
Papyrist
Papyrus
Hieroglyphs
19
Someone who rules for a child until they reach the age to rule:
Religionists
Region
Vice-Pharaoh
Regent
20
The belief that you live on after you pass away:
Afterlife
Annoitment
Approximate
Afterwhile
21
The Egyptian Pharaohs ruled with absolute power over:
all Egyptians
only priests
only slaves
all the people of Africa
22
In about 5000 B.C.E., farming communities appeared:
between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
in the deserts of Upper Egypt
in both Egypt and Nubia
in the delta of Upper Egypt
23
Egyptian rulers governed their empire:
by maintaining absolute power over the people
by establishing a democracy
by establishing dynasties that were unstable
with the help of governors elected by citizens
24
Where an Egyptian ruler was often buried that looks like a triangle:
Pryamid
Plateau
Pyramede
Pyramid
25
A powerful Egyptian ruler was called a(n):
Pharoah
Pharaoh
Amon-Ra
Astronomer
26
A series of rulers from the same family is called:
Dynastee
Region
Regent
Dynasty
27
The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating:
rich farmland in the river valley
Lower and Upper Egypt
a large desert
hot winds that blew across the land
28
A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky:
Archaeologists
Astronomer
Astronaut
Astrologist
29
How many cataracts are there in the Nile River in Lower Egypt:
2
1
0
9
30
Because ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile, Egypt had:
no farmland
poor farmland
very little farmland
rich farmland