Egypt Unit Test

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by a pyramid than a cube?

• Scientist liked layers
• Most people were in the bottom class and the fewest people were at the top.
• Triangle represents the 3 seasons of the Nile.

Who built the temples for the Pharaohs?

• Artisans
• Scribes
• Peasants

Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

• Papyrus was difficult to write on
• There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn
• Students needed to save money

an early form of paper made from a reedlike plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta

• papyrus
• artisan
• silt

What is the worship of more than one God or Goddess?

• Monotheism
• Animism
• Polytheism
• Legalsim

Who was a powerful king and military leader who ruled Egypt for 67 years?

• Ramses II
• King Tut
• Hatshepsut
• Kuhfu

What Pharaoh was known for encouraging trade?

• Khufu
• Sargon the Great
• Hatshepsut
• Senusret I

What was the importance of the Nile?

• It flooded every year and left rich soil deposit.
• It was used as a highway for  transportation
• It provided water for irrigation of crops and enabled hunting of  animals like hippos, geese, and fish or other animals
• All of the above

This pharaoh was buried in the Great pyramid:

• Khufu
• Sneferu
• Zoser
• Imhotep

What is a system in which symbols or pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds? 

• Ziggurat
• Cuneiform
• Papyrus
• Hieroglyphics