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Review quiz for Chapter 5, Ancient Civilizations
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1
Egyptians made cloth from a plant called
flax
red
straw
shaduf
2
The area near the mouth of the Nile is called the
delta
cataract
basin
edge
3
Before wrapping a body in linen strips, Egyptian doctors had to _____________ it.
freeze
embalm
bury
cremate
4
The Nile flows from
West to east
East to west
North to south
South to north
5
Why did Khufu want to build a Great Pyramid?
Wanted to show how great he was
Wanted to impress his wife
He needed a house
Wanted to show how great Egypt was
6
Which Egyptians served as scientists and astronomers?
slaves
pharaoh
merchants
priests
7
Nile floods were different than floods on the Tigris and Euphrates. How?
Less severe
More predictable
More severe
Less predictable
8
The Egyptians used what invention to help grow crops?
wheel
shaduf
cataracts
pictographs
9
Under Ramses II, Egypt experienced a long period of
famine
stability
floods
war
10
Waterfalls along the Nile are called
deltas
rapids
cataracts
whirlpools
11
Hatshepsut moved Egypt's capital to
Thebes
Memphis
Akhetaton
Cairo
12
What happened to Hatshepsut?
No one knows
Murdered by priests
Died a natural death
Killed in war
13
The Egyptians traded for gold with
Thebes
Punt
Nubia
Akhetaten
14
What was one of Akhenaton's reforms?
He demanded more realistic art
He created democracy
He added more gods to the pantheon
He made everyone become vegetarian
15
Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
Thebes
Memphis
Khufu
Cairo