Which is NOT a way the Egyptians were similar to the Sumerians?

Both believed their kings were gods.

How did understanding the flood cycles of the Nile help Egyptian civilization thrive?

They could use the floods to irrigate their crops.

How was the land of Nubia different from the land of Egypt?

Nubia had tall cliffs of granite rock, Egypt did not.

What did thousands of Ancient Egyptian farmers do while the Nile flooded?

They helped build the Great Pyramid.

Why were calendars so important to the Ancient Egyptians?

They could track the number of days between flooding cycles.

What's the path of the Nile?

Begins in E Africa, flows North, ends in the Mediterranean.

Which of these is NOT a way the Nile helped Egyptians?

The Nile flooded, destroying crops and killing people.

What's the big deal about the Nile River?

It's the longest river in the world!

Pharaohs were considered gods when alive, not after death.

Why did the Egyptians mummify pharaohs?

So the pharaohs could USE their bodies after death.

Which is NOT true about the Nubians?

Like the Egyptians, Nubians used wooden sticks for farming.

Which is NOT a step in mummification?

wrapping the body in toilet paper

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1
Which is NOT a way the Egyptians were similar to the Sumerians?
They both developed a form of writing.
Women in both civilizations had some rights.
Both believed their kings were gods.
They were both polytheistic.
2
How did understanding the flood cycles of the Nile help Egyptian civilization thrive?
They could figure out when fishing was best on the Nile.
The Egyptians were able to keep the river from overflowing.
They could use the floods to irrigate their crops.
The Egyptians built water rides, attracting tourism & money.
3
How was the land of Nubia different from the land of Egypt?
The Nile flowed through Nubia, not Egypt.
All of Nubia was hot, dry desert, unlike Egypt.
Nubia had fertile 'black land', Egypt did not..
Nubia had tall cliffs of granite rock, Egypt did not.
4
What did thousands of Ancient Egyptian farmers do while the Nile flooded?
They grew rice.
They built and sold boats.
They helped build the Great Pyramid.
They moved away from home and joined the army.
5
Why were calendars so important to the Ancient Egyptians?
They could track the number of days between flooding cycles.
They could celebrate events like marriages & births.
They could track how long it took their crops to grow.
They knew EXACTLY when to worship each god.
6
What's the path of the Nile?
It flows through the Nubian Desert and ends in Red Sea.
Begins in E Africa, flows North, ends in the Mediterranean.
It connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
It begins in Egypt and flows north into East Africa.
7
What pharaoh took over when he was only nine years old?
Tutankhamun
Amenhotep
Akhenaten
Zoser
8
Why did the Egyptians want granite blocks from Nubia's northern region?
to build pyramids
to grind wheat into flour
to build roads
to use as toys for their children
9
Which of these is NOT a way the Nile helped Egyptians?
The Nile provided fresh (NOT SALTY) water to drink.
They could transport goods.
The Nile allowed Egyptians to grow crops.
The Nile flooded, destroying crops and killing people.
10
What was so special about the pharaoh named Hatshepsut?
Hatshepsut forced the people to become monotheistic.
Hatshepsut unified Egypt.
Hatshepsut was a woman.
Hatshepsut took the throne at nine years of age.
11
Why did the Nile flood?
rains in east Africa
the Mediterranean Sea backed up into it.
Because the Egyptian god of the Nile told it to.
Snow melt on Mt. Kilimanjaro
12
What discovery was the 'key' to figuring out how to read hieroglyphics?
the Sphinx
Kin Tut's tomb
the Great Pyramid
the Rosetta Stone
13
The Egyptians figured out that the Nile flooded ...
between May and September
between November and January
only when temperatures were below freezing
during the Fall and the Spring
14
What's the big deal about the Nile River?
It's the shortest river in the world.
It's the widest river in the world.
It's the deepest river in the world.
It's the longest river in the world!
15
Which is NOT true?
The Egyptian king (pharaoh) was worshipped as a god.
Pyramids were like palaces for dead pharaohs.
The Egyptians were polytheistic.
Pharaohs were considered gods when alive, not after death.
16
Why did the Egyptians mummify pharaohs?
something to do on a Saturday night
To hide them for archaeologists later.
So they could put them in the museum and never forget them.
So the pharaohs could USE their bodies after death.
17
Which king did NOT unify Upper and Lower Egypt?
Narmer
Menes
Khufu
Scorpion
18
Which is NOT true about the Nubians?
Like the Egyptians, Nubians used wooden sticks for farming.
The Egyptians knew about the Nubians even before unification
Nubians borrowed from and shared with Egyptian culture.
Nubians might have worshipped some Egyptian gods.
19
Where is Upper Egypt?
South of Lower Egypt
Duh - above Lower Egypt.
High in the sky
West of the Mediterranean Sea
20
Which of these made the Egyptian economy more PROSPEROUS?
hieroglyphics
priests and scribes
trade
the Great Pyramid
21
Which is NOT a step in mummification?
wrapping the body in toilet paper
stirring up the brains
filling canopic jars
oiling and perfuming

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