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Ancient Egypt geography and life
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1
A history textbook is an example of
a secondary source
a personal record
an oral history
a primary source
2
What is the term for a huge, stone tomb
Pyramid
Mosque
Triangle
Ziggurat
3
In economics, the idea of scarcity explains why all people
provide money to charitable causes
steal to make ends meet
buy the most expensive items
make choices
4
People who were hunter gatherers were nomads. What might have caused this?
They moved to follow the animals they hunted
invading tribes often forced them to move
Ice ages made them find warmer climates
Agriculture forced them to find more fertile soil
5
What is a triangular shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river?
bay
beach
delta
isthmus
6
Ancient Egyptians were ___________ meaning they believed and worshipped many gods
polytheistic
monotheistic
atheist
severalistic
7
Why did Ancient Egyptians feel it necessary to preserve their dead bodies and bury possessions
For the family to recognize the body in the future
So thieves could not steal valuables
So the gods could choose which Pharaoh was best preserved
For the Ka to recognize the body in the afterlife
8
Why did some ancient civilization write and publish laws?
To ensure the citizens can read and understand the laws
To ensure that all politicians recieved a printed version
To allow patricians and plebians to vote on all laws
To record laws so historians can study them
9
Which order is correct of Egyptian hierarchy from the top to the bottom (most to least power)?
pharaoh, nobles, scribes, farmers and slaves
pharaoh, scribes, farmers,slaves
nobles, pharaoh, farmers, slaves
scribes, nobles, pharaoh, slaves
10
People in Egyptian society who had great wealth and power
presidents
merchants
elites
farmers
11
Human-environment interaction refers to
Encounters between humans and animals
The relationship between people and their environment
A specific place in the United States
A type of movement in geopgraphy
12
In a ____economy, buyers and sellers freely choose to buy or make whatever they want.
free
market
active
trade
13
Cuneiform writing was first used to record information about...
Taxes and crops
Law and justices
History and Mythology
Astronomy and Science
14
A person who studies and writes about people who lived in the past is called a
historian
author
recorder
geologist
15
What did humans in the Paleolithic Era use to make their tools?
gold
stone
bronze
silver
16
The oldest known writing system was developed in Mesopotamia by the Sumerians and called
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
sumerian
punctuation
17
Primary sources are
Journal textbooks and library books
First person accounts of events
Second hand accounts of events
Video games and board games
18
What practice later replaced hunting and gathering for finding food?
Growing crops
Building fires
Owning stores
Raising families
19
Why did people need to use irrigation techniques?
to decrease the number of animals on the land
To increase farmland for growing crops
To increase space for people to live
To decrease overcrowding of crops
20
Which of these is the best definition of the term geography?
the study of Earth and its people
the study of Earth
the study of people
the study of earth's history
21
King Hammurabi ruled over what Mesopotamian tribe?
Assyria
Chalea
Babylon
Sumer
22
What does "mesopotamia" mean?
between the rivers
The flooded land
the fertile crescent
mess of potatoes
23
River that was important to the Ancient Egyptians, allowing them to farm
The Euphrates River
The Yellow River
The Tigris River
The Nile River
24
How did Egyptian myths reflect their values and beliefs about civilizations?
They told about great pharaohs
They told about gods and goddess they worshipped
They told us about past leaders of Egypt
They told about Egyptian military battles
25
The terms "B.C.", "A.D.", "B.C.E.", and "C.E." are used to
date events
reference textbook pages
sort illustrations
add challenges
26
What is the title used by ancient rulers of Egypt?
Pharaoh
Emperor
King
Caliph
27
Research involves the careful collection of
diagrams and charts
causes and effects
challenges
information
28
What is the term for a series of rulers from the same family?
dynasty
elites
pharaoh's court
royal court
29
Which pair of terms is most closely related?
calendar and chronology
diagram and challenge
calendar and inference
research and opinion
30
Throughout history, people have kept track of time by making
sacred texts
calendars
labels
secondary sources
31
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt represent
a pharaoh named upper and lower
pyramids that were located in both kingdoms
where each is located on a map (upper and lower)
the altitude for each (upper-high and lower- sea level)
32
Sumerians rented their land from who?
The priests
The Kings
The Merchants
The soldiers
33
Which of these are common tools for a geographer?
reliefs and landforms
maps and globes
ecocystems and regions
elevations and landforms
34
The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt had which of the following in common?
They worshipped a single god
They used the same writing system
They both developed along a river
They shared the same language
