Ancient Egypt Test Review

Who would the people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

• the farmers
• the mummies
• the pharaoh
• the dynasty that was in power

Which of the following beliefs was  central to Egyptian religion?

• the afterlife
• the pyramids
• the pharaohs
• the heavens

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

• their rule of the queens
• their rule over upper and lower Egypt
• the Nile flowed 2 ways
• both farming and herding were important

Where is the most fertile soil in Egypt?

• Nile Delta
• desert
• far south
• cataracts

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

The queen that ruled as pharaoh and traded with Punt

• Khufu
• Menes
• Pianki
• Hatsheput

Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?

• slaves
• pharaoh
• scribe
• merchant

This device helped lift water from the river

• ladle
• scoop
• shaduf
• jar

Which way did the Nile flow?

• North to South
• South to North
• East to West
• West to East