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Ancient Egyptian Quiz 1
Ancient Egyptian Quiz 1
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1
What is unique about the Nile River?
It flows East
It flows North
It flows South
It flows West
2
Which direction was hieroglyphics in?
All of the above
Horizontal
Up
Down
3
The ancient Egyptians used the Nile for ???
making court judgements
food, water, and transportation
water skiing
protection
4
The shadoof was an early tool used in irrigation by the ancient ___________.
Egyptians
Persians
Israelites
Sumerians
5
This is a fan-shaped area of silt near where the river empies into the sea
cataract
delta
mountains
hieroglyphics
6
why was the Nile river such a major river
for them to shower
it had enough water for crops and their people
7
The Nile River holds what distinction?
The only freshwater river in the world
The widest river in the world
The longest river in Africa
the most dangerous river in Africa
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Why did Nile River cataracts protect the Egyptians?
They create heavy flooding
They make the weather rainy
They make the gods angry
Large ships cannot pass through
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Egyptian writing system
cuneiform
Lyrics
hiegroglyphics
English
10
A shadoof is
a cool tool that we use daily
used in Ancient Egypt to water crops
used in Ancient Mesopotamia to water crops
easy to find in America
11
Why were papyrus and hieroglyphic writings important to Egyptian history?
It was an important scientific breakthrough.
It was a record of what Egyptians thought about.
It explained how they traded.
It shows Egyptians could write and were smart.
12
What is modern day equipment is like a shadoof?
fork lift
jack hammer
crane
water pump
13
The Rosetta Stone, helped
dicepher
Egyptian hieroglyphics.
False
True
14
Cataracts are waterfalls?
True
False
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Only a limited few, specific people knew how to read and write hieroglyphics.
False
True
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Cataracts are _____
ancient ruins
towering waterfalls
deep valleys
calm lakes
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This is a waterfall or rapids in a river
waterfalls
Upstream
The Nile
cataracts
18
Humans will always gather near:
Mountains
Water
Fire
Deserts
19
Main river of Ancient Egypt:
The Nile
The Tigris
The Indus
The Euphrates
20
Hieroglyphics were written on papyrus paper and stones.
True
False
21
Who knew how to write hieroglyphics?
Everyone
Scribes
Pharaohs
Servants
22
What are cataracts?
Cupcakes
series of rulers from the same family
Type of turtle ,_,
Water rapids
23
Egypt was geographically ________ from other civilizations by deserts and the Mediterranean Sea
Interdependent
Isolated
Disected
24
How did Shadoof help Egyptian farmers?
It was easier to plant trees
It was easier to collect crops
It was easier to grow crops
It was easier to collect water
25
This is a reed plant that grew wild on the Nile River
papyrus
delta
cataract
maize
26
The deserts, Nile River cataracts, and Mediterranean Sea were __________ for Egypt.
Landmarks
Shields
Natural barriers
Geographic features
