Chapter 4 Section 2- The Old Kingdom

All of the following were Egypt's trading partners and items traded to Egypt except:

• Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, and stone.

• Punt traded incense and myrrh.

• Syria traded wood.

• Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, stone, and wood.

Egypt's social hierarchy looked like:

• Pharaohs, priests and key government officials, lesser government officials, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants

• Pharaohs, priests, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants

• Pharaohs, priests, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves

• Pharaohs, priests, farmers, slaves, servants

Egypt's first pharaoh was

• Khufu

• Menes

• Queen Hatshepsut

• Tutankhamen

Which geographical feature was the most important in supporting the culture of ancient Egypt?

• Sahara Desert

• Nile River

• pyramids

• Mount Sanai

The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in the

• cataracts

• desert

• Nile Delta

• far south

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

• Menes

• Tutankhamen

• Khufu

• Poseidon

All of the following describe the pharaoh's responsibilities except:

• Pharaohs were expected to farm and harvest crops

• Pharaohs had absolute power.

• Pharaohs were blamed if crops did not grow or disease struck.

• Pharaohs were expected to make trade profitable and prevent wars.

True or False: Egyptians believed the pharaoh came to earth to manage Egypt.

• True

• False

All of the following demonstrate how the pyramids demonstrated a pharaoh's importance except:

• The size of the pyramid showed how important the pharaoh was.

• The pyramid's shape symbolized the pharaoh's journey to the afterlife.

• Egyptians wanted the pyramids to be spectacular because they believed the pharaoh controlled their afterlife.

• Pharaohs were expected to make trade profitable.

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt all developed

• because rivers deposited rich soil suitable for farming.

• because they were all surrounded by mountains.

• because of vast deserts hat attracted settlers.

• as a result of serious drought.