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Review for 6th grade Egypt unit
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1
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son
scimitar
reign
dynasty
delta
2
These are considered the three seasons of the Nile (in order)
flooding, worshipping, harvesting
planting, harvesting, worshipping
plowing, planting, harvesting
flooding, planting, harvesting
3
The natural barrier(s) that protected Egypt in the south was/were the
Sudan
Sahara
Red Sea
cataracts
4
Egyptians built temples for the purpose of
D. both A and B
B. having a place to store grain
C. housing gods and goddesses
A. having a place to worship
5
Used in papermaking
papyrus
pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Re/Ra
6
Female pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy
Sahara
Hatshepsut
Delta
Isis
7
An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a
copse
mummy
cadaver
corpse
8
Area around a river's mouth where the water deposits fertile soil
Sahara
papyrus
pharaoh
delta
9
What group of people was directly above slaves in Ancient Egypt's social pyramid?
pharaoh
Unskilled workers
Nobels
Craftsmen
10
World's longest river
Euphrates
Tigris
Mississippi
Nile
11
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
gentle and dependable
destructive
cataclysmic
rare
12
Believed to be the son of Re/Ra
Isis
Nile
Hatshepsut
pharaoh
13
The land around the Nile River delta is known as
Lower Egypt
Kush
the Sudan
Upper Egypt
14
What is NOT true of the pyramids of Ancient Egypt?
Most were built as tombs for pharaohs and their families.
All pyramids are proven to have been built by slave labor.
They were built by farmers & laborers during flooding season
More than 130 pyramids have been discovered.
15
Who ruled the underworld with her husband Osiris?
Re/Ra
Sahara
Hatshepsut
Isis
16
What writing system(s) did the Ancient Egyptians utilize?
A. cuneiform
B. hieroglyphics
D. both A and B
C. Arabic
17
The chief or "state" god of the Egyptians was
Osiris
Tutankhamen
Ra/Re
Bel/Bal
18
What group of people was directly below pharaoh in Ancient Egypt's social pyramid?
Craftsmen
Slaves
Nobels
Farmers
19
The sun god
pharaoh
Re/Ra
Isis
Sahara
20
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing was
embalming
canopic jars
pyramids
surveying
21
Which of the following was a result of the Nile River's flooding?
C. development of irrigation systems
B. fertile soil
A. development of papermaking
D. both B and C
22
Oldest of the Ancient Wonders of the World
the Great Pyramid
Sahara
Hatshepsut
papyrus
23
The life of the ancient Egyptians centered around
worshipping the Pharaoh
hunting and gathering
trying to raise oneself up on the social pyramid
the cycles of the Nile River
24
Largest desert in the world
Nile
Sahara
Delta
Ozark
