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A 6th grade social studies unit review
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1
What weapon were Nubians known to be experts at using?
Cannons
Bow and arrow
Swords
Chariots
2
Who was Egypt's southern neighbor?
Persia
Rome
Greece
Nubia
3
An Ancient region in the Nile River Valley
Cataract
Silt
Delta
Nubia
4
A large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water
Nubia
Delta
Silt
Cataract
5
Which of these social classes had the most people in it?
merchants/skilled workers
Royalty
Nobles
peasants
6
Which side of the Nile would you find the Land of the Dead?
West
East
North
South
7
Who is believed to have united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Amon-Re
Thutmose III
Menes
Hatshepsut
8
This person would rule for a young pharaoh until they were old enough to rule on their own.
Regent
Emperor
Caesar
Governor
9
What did Egyptians call their leader?
Caesar
Pharaoh
King
Emperor
10
In 31 BC, Egypt became part of the ...
Greek Empire
Macedonian Empire
Roman Empire
Phoenician Empire
11
What are two main sources of the Nile River?
Egyptian and Nubian Nile
First and Second Nile
Upper and Lower Nile
Blue and White Nile
12
Term that means a ruler has total control over their government
Democracy
Limited Power
Absolute Power
Republic
13
How did Egyptians know quite a bit about the human body?
By making mummies
they learned from the Nubians
performed medical experiments
Students studied medicine at a medical university
14
New system of writing that developed using pictures to represent sounds
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
arabic
Greek
15
Which direction does the Nile flow?
North
East
South
West
16
Nubia developed trade routes over land because...
Nubians only traded with West Africa
There was not enough wood to build boats
The cataracts prevented river travel in Nubia
The Egyptians controlled the Nile
17
What was discovered that allowed historians to translate ancient Egyptian writing?
King Tut's tomb
Clay tablets
Rosetta Stone
Napoleon's Stone
18
Which statement is true about Hatshepsut?
She was a great military conqueror
She was the last pharaoh of Egypt
She had herself proclaimed Pharaoh
the empire fell apart during her reign
19
What material was developed for Egyptians to write on?
papyrus
paper
stone
clay
20
fine soil on river bottoms
Nubia
Cataract
Silt
Delta
21
Which ruler built the "Great Pyramid" at Giza?
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Menes
Tutankhamen
22
What goods were Kerma artisans well known for making?
obelisks
Pottery
Stone pyramids
jewelry
23
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition is called a ____________
sarcophagus
ghost
tomb
mummy
24
What was inside Egyptian pyramids?
prison
Mummy
Sarcophagus
Nothing
25
A person could move up the social pyramid in Ancient Egypt
True
False
26
Nubians were never able to conquer Egypt
True
False
27
A plain at the mouth of a river
Nubia
Delta
Cataract
Silt