Egypt Chapter 5 Test

What type of land bordered the Nile River in Egypt?

• deserts 
• marshes 
• savannas
• mountains=

 Egypt was protected from invaders because of which two landforms? 

•  mountains and lakes
•  rivers and seas 
• deserts and the delta 
•  savannas and deserts

4. Egyptians built pyramids because they 

•  wished to honor the achievements of their pharaoh 
•  wanted to please the gods 
• hoped to impress later civilizations with their buildings 
• wanted to protect the dead pharaohs' bodies 

5. What was the PRIMARY purpose of mummifying a body in ancient Egypt? 

• protecting it from the sun
• Protecting it from wild animals 
• preserving it for the afterlife 
• holding the insides in 

Which of the following would best label (A) on the map? 

• Nile River 
•  Nile Delta
• Western Desert 
• Cataracts

Which of the following would best label (D) on the map? 

• Nile River 
•  Nile Delta 
• Western Desert 
• Cataracts

What type of writing did the ancient Egyptians develop?

• cuneiform 
• hieroglyphics 
• alphabet 
• sanskrit 

  Egyptians made paper from a reed plant called 

• savanna
• cataract
•  papyrus 
• shadoof

What did the Egyptian farmers use to help them irrigate their crops?

•  papyrus 
•   cataracts 
• the delta 
• shadoof

 Hieroglyphics was a complex language 

• True
• False