stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
ANCIENT EGYPT Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
ANCIENT EGYPT
ANCIENT EGYPT
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
339 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
How was flooding in the Nile River Valley different than flooding in Mesopotamia?
Nile floods were more destructive
Nile floods left behind no mud
Nile floods were more gentle & predictable
Nile did not flood
2
Which letter represents the Mediterranean Sea?
D
A
B
C
3
Which letter represents the Nile Delta?
D
C
B
A
4
Which of the following allowed the Egyptians to develop a surplus of food?
religious beliefs
social class system
written language
domestication of plants and animals
5
Why did Jewish people move to different places around the world?
they were searching for the Holy Grail
They were captured and forced to move
they wanted other people to convert
They wanted to move to Florida after they retired
6
Why did the Egyptians make mummies and build pyramids?
they were bored
they wanted to know how high they could stack bricks
religious beliefs required protected the pharaoh's body
doctors wanted to see inside a body
7
What did a surplus of food allow early civilizations to develop?
floods
war
roads
trade
8
Why were Egyptians able to move from place to place so quickly?
the Nile River
paved roads
steam engines
strong leg muscles allowed them to run fast
9
How would you classify the religion of Judaism?
monotheistic
philosophy
atheistic
polytheistic
10
___________ are a line of rulers from the same family.
pharaohs
gods
dynasties
empires
11
Egyptians made baskets, rafts, and paper from a reed plant called __________.
savanna
papyrus
bamboo
flax
12
Egypt was protected from outside attackers because of the _________.
Mummies & Pyramids
Mountains & Streams
Crocodiles & Hippos
Cataracts & Deserts
13
Which letter represents the deserts that protected Egypt?
C
B
A
D
14
What land were the Jewish people promised if they obeyed God?
Mesopotamia in modern-day Iraq
Canaan in modern-day Israel
Tibet in modern-day China
Bavaria in modern-day Germany
15
Who received the Ten Commandments on top of Mt. Sinai?
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
David
16
Where did rulers begin to be buried during Egypt's Middle Kingdom?
Nile Delta
Valley of the Kings
catacombs
Pyramids
17
The religion of ancient Egypt can be best described as ______________.
atheistic
monotheistic
polytheistic
secular
18
Canals, basins, and shadufs are all examples of ____________.
irrigation
transportation
warfare
inflation
19
Egypt's Old Kingdom is known for building massive tombs called _________.
bazaars
taj mahal
pyramids
mummies
20
Ancient Egyptian kings were called ____________.
philosophers
pharaohs
artisans
nobles
21
Who is known as the "Father of the Hebrews?"
David
Jesus
Moses
Abraham
22
What is the name of the writing system used by the Egyptians?
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Calligraphy
Hieroglyphics
23
Why is the Torah so important to the Jewish people?
it describes the Hebrew gods
it is the Law of God
it was written in gold ink
it was written by Jesus himself
24
Which of the following letters represents the Nile River Valley?
D
B
C
A
25
How would you describe the written language of the ancient Egyptians?
letters
symbols
numbers
morse
