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Ancient Egyptian & Kush History 6th Grade World History Chapter 4
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1
Slaves in Egypt had somelegal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom.
FALSE
TRUE
2
Branches of the Nile fanned to form a __, a triangle-shaped area of soildeposited by a river.
cataract
delta
3
Today, the land of Nubia is covered with rain forests.
FALSE
TRUE
4
Shabaka & later Kushite dynasty rulers tried to restore Egyptian cultural practices. Conclude:
Shabaka opposed Egyptianculture.
Egyptian practices hadfaded.
Shabaka was really anEgyptian.
The Kushites were againstthe pharaoh.
5
By the 1400s BC, Egypt wasthe leading military power. What can you say about Egypt’sresources?
It was a poor country.
Its resources were beingsent to help other countries.
It was a rich country.
Its resources were beingheavily taxed.
6
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide?
It had Sumerian artwork touse as decoration.
It had temples in which toworship.
It had natural barriers toprotect against invaders.
It had two dynasties tocelebrate religious traditions.
7
The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was
Sinai.
Horus.
Menes.
Khufu.
8
Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside an Egyptian temple?
sphinxes
hieroglyphics
sanctuary
paintings
9
Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile neverflooded the land around it.
TRUE
FALSE
10
Ramses the Great is best remembered
as a great warrior andbuilder.
as a great scribe.
for his ability as anartist.
for his untimely death atthe hands of Ahmose.
11
The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods.
TRUE
FALSE
12
Which of the following best describes how the geography of Nubiachanged over time?
The land became morefertile.
The amount of floodingincreased.
The land became moredesert-like.
The number of resourcesincreased.
13
After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt?
created a Middle Kingdomgod.
destroyed all its temples.
created a professionalarmy.
disbanded the scribes.
14
What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto?
She led the Kushite army tomany important victories.
She ruled Kush all on herown.
She was the first woman torule Kush.
She was the only woman torule Kush.
15
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the New Kingdom?
Ozti
Ahmose of Thebes
Ramses the Great
Queen Hatshepsut
16
The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on
merchants who helped buildtrade routes.
wealthy fishermen whoemerged as leaders.
wealthy farmers who emergedas leaders.
priests who helped buildthe temples.
17
By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power.
FALSE
TRUE
18
Why might a Kushite king be grateful for the cataracts located onthe Nile?
The cataracts made it easyto grow various crops.
The cataracts were a steadysource of food.
The cataracts allowedpeople to travel easily.
The cataracts helped keepKush safe from Egypt.
19
Most Egyptian children received an education.
TRUE
FALSE
20
Pyramids are
stone tombs with 4 rectangle sides that join a roof.
warehouses where surplusfood is stored.
temples where the peopleare allowed to come and pray.
royal tombs with fourtriangle sides that meet in a point.
21
The Nile River is the second longest river in the world.
FALSE
TRUE
22
Egyptians believed that a person’s
______
left the body and became a spirit after death.
ka
sarcophagus
23
What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
Egypt’s conquest of distantlands
Egypt’s defeat of the SinaiPeninsula
Egypt’s creation of an army
Egypt’s creation of thepyramids
24
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Queen Hatshepsut
Ahmose of Thebes
King Tutankhamen
Ramses the Great
25
Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
increase in population
need for governmentofficials
Sumerian influences
increase in farming
26
Archaeologists did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone wasdiscovered.
TRUE
FALSE
27
The
____________________
helped historians understand hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Temple of Karnak
28
_____
wrote and copied religious and literary texts.
Scribes
Artisans
29
As time passed, Kushite society grew more complex. Which of these supports this statement?
Kushite people had avariety of jobs and roles in society.
Kushite people began tobe confused about their society.
Kushite people reliedon the Egyptians to control society.
Kushite people had lessand less control of their society.
30
During her reign, Queen Hatshepsut destroyed the monuments her father had built.
FALSE
TRUE
31
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
Egyptians carried theirdead to neighboring countries.
Egyptians buried their deadin the river.
Egyptians used a funeralpyre for their dead.
Egyptians preserved bodiesas mummies.
32
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
merchant
scribe
architect
farmer
33
Egyptian farmers built canals to direct the flow of the Nile and carry water to their fields.
FALSE
TRUE
34
All of the following areancient documents that have been preserved for centuries except
medical manuals.
dictionaries.
literary works.
government records.
35
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the heavens
the pyramids
the pharaohs
the afterlife
36
In Egyptian art,
____________________
were usually drawn realistically.
people
animals
37
Some farmers in ancientNubia were able to become rich.
FALSE
TRUE
38
The Egyptians called thekingdom to the south of Egypt
____________________
.
Nubia
Kush
39
Why did trade with Kush decrease over time?
New trade partners dislikedKush.
Kushite merchants werelosing money.
Kushite farmers could notgrow any food.
New trade routes wentaround Kush.
40
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or ifdisease struck?
the pharaoh who was bothruler and god
the farmers whose smallvillages were unclean
dynasty that was in power
the mummies whose ka wasdisturbed
41
Hieroglyphics were always written horizontally from right to left.
FALSE
TRUE
42
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
TRUE
FALSE
43
What ended the Kushite dynasty?
The Assyrians forced theKushites out of Egypt.
Shabaka agreed to shareEgypt with the Assyrians.
The Kushites moved theirkingdom to Mesopotamia.
The Kushites returned theland to the Egyptians.
44
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt.
Mesopotamia.
Nubia and Cairo.
45
The Third Dynasty began theperiod in Egyptian history called the Old Kingdom.
FALSE
TRUE
46
Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed?
Villages replaced towns.
Cities broke off intoscattered farms.
Farms grew into villagesand then cities.
Farms replaced cities andthen pyramids.
47
Why were tombs filled withart, jewelry, and other treasures?
The tombs served asmuseums.
The tombs were the privatestorage rooms of the pharaoh.
Egyptians believed the deadenjoyed them in the afterlife.
Egyptians believed tombs tobe safe places in the kingdom.
48
What was the effect of Egypt’s conquest of Kush in 1500 BC?
Kushite language became thelanguage of Egypt.
Egyptian culture becamemore like Kushite culture.
Kushite culture became morelike Egyptian culture.
Egyptian pharaohs workedwith Kushite kings.
49
Temples were very plain and had little decoration.
TRUE
FALSE
50
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
The priests held religiousfestivals.
It collected taxes from thepeople.
The pharaohs’ families paidthe costs.
It collected payments fromSumer.
51
The southern part of Ancient Egypt was called
Lower Egypt.
Upper Egypt.
52
Egyptians believed that pharaohs were gods.
TRUE
FALSE
53
The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
their rule over both Upperand Lower Egypt.
their joint rule with theirrespective queens.
that the Nile River flowedtwo ways.
that both farming andherding were important.
54
The Egyptians began tobuild pyramids during the
_____
.
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
55
Shabaka was buried in a
river.
chariot.
temple.
pyramid.
56
Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at timeslived in peace with each other?
Kush and Egypt traded witheach other.
Kush and Egypt builttemples together.
Kush and Egypt battledAksum together.
Kush and Egypt attackedeach other.
57
The first pharaoh built anew capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called
Pe.
Nekhen.
Sinai.
Memphis.
58
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
a collection of kingdoms
series of rulers from thesame family
series of rulers fromdifferent families
a collection of queens
59
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which stsatement supports this fact?
The geography helped tounify the country.
The geography includedareas for farming.
The geography included manyareas for hunters to hunt widely.
The geography supportedvarious desert plants and birds.
60
In ancient Egypt, the pharaohs had absolute power.
TRUE
FALSE
