Ancient Egypt Final Test

Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were

• near a ocean

• near a river

• near the mountains

Definition: The belief that there are many gods

• Talmud

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

• It help them by being so cold, no one wanted to go there.

• It gave them sand for meals.

• It gave them protection from invaders.

What was "dead" about the Dead Sea?

• It wasn't dead.

• It killed anyone who bathed in it.

• It was too salty for any form of life

Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

• to decorate palaces of the pharaohs

• to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs

• to transport goods up and down the Nile

What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?

• temples for religious worships

• tombs for pharaohs when they died

• storehouses for reserves of grain

Definition: To banish or expel from one's own country or home

• Jewish Diaspora

• Exhile

• Ethics

Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was

• a woman

• a child

• a god

Why are social classes of ancient Egypt described by a triangle?

• The triangle represent the three seasons of the Nile.

• Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.

• Most people were in the bottom class, and the fewest people were at the top.

Definition: The escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to freedom

• Exodus

• Exhile

• Ethics