Ancient Egypt

Which of the following best describes why Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile?

• Egypt was the country of many great rulers
• Egypt was temperate in its climate
• the Nile River flowed from east to west
• The Nile River brought fertility and life to the region

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

• the farmers whose small villages were unclean
• the mummies whose ka was disturbed
• the pharaoh who was both ruler and god
• the dynasty that was in power

Which of the following best defines nobles?

• powerful artists of the kingdom
• powerful farmers of the kingdom
• people from rich and powerful families
• people from neighboring countries

Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?

• because they reflected the sun god's importance
• because they reflected a pharaoh's importance
• because they reflected the farmers' importance
• because they reflected the priests' importance

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

• Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula
• Egypt's creation of an army
• Egypt's conquest of distant lands
• Egypt's creation of the pyramids

Ramses the Great is best remembered

• for his ability as an artist
• as a great scribe
• for his untimely death at the hands of Ahmose
• as a great warrior and builder

How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?

• it provided clues to Ramses' tomb
• it provided clues to Queen Hatshepsut's tomb
• it provided paintings of various creation stories
• it provided Greek text that matched the early Egyptian

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

• the tombs served as museums
• the tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh
• Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places
• the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife

Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian painting?

• bodies are drawn realistically
• bodies are smaller than natural size
• Upper bodies are shown straight on heads from the side
• Upper bodies are seen from the side, heads shown straight on

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt were called by those names because

• Upper Egypt was located upriver from Lower Egypt
• Upper Egypt was located north of Lower Egypt
• Upper Egypt was richer than Lower Egypt
• Upper Egypt was at a higher elevation than Lower Egypt