Ancient Egypt Formative Assessment

Front

Ancient Egyptian civilization developed along the ________________ River.

Back

Nile

Front

What are the rocky rapids that made it difficult for ships to pass through the river?

Back

cataracts

Front

What geographic feature is the main part of the picture?

Options: delta, valley, mountains, cataracts

Back

delta

Front

Egyptian farmers learned how to trap the flood waters and this led to a _________ of food, or more than what was actually needed.

Back

surplus

Front

An Egyptian became a pharaoh because they were part of a __________, or ruling family.

Back

dynasty

Front

The Nile delta could be found in what area of Egypt?

Back

Lower Egypt

Front

Egyptian society was defined by a social hierarchy pyramid that had __________ at the top and ____________ at the bottom.

Back

pharaohs, slaves

Front

The term for belief in multiple gods.

Back

polytheism

Front

Kush and Egypt relied on each other for certain goods like gold and grains to help their own civilizations grow and develop. Which term below best describes this relationship?

Back

economic interdependence

Front

What was the main purpose of mummification?

Back

preserve the pharaohs' bodies for the afterlife