Unit #3: Ancient Egypt

What was the name of the river Ancient Egypt was built on?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Indus

When did the Egyptians begin to settle here?

• 4500 BC

• 5000 BC

• 4500 AD

• 9000 BC

Why did Egyptian cities not have protective walls like the ones in Mesopotamia?

• They were better fighters than the Mesopotamians.

• The desert provided natural protection against invasion.

• The gods liked them better.

• The pharaohs had the gift of prophecy and could predict when someone wanted to conquer them and prepare their armies sooner.

Why was Upper Egypt in the south and Lower Egypt in the North?

• The Egyptians got it backwards.

• They named the areas after the gods gave the Pharaoh a dream.

• The names are based on the stars.

• The river flows from south to north.

How much of Egypt's fertile land was in the Nile?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• Less than 1/8

Why did the Egyptians call their country the black land?

• The silt made the land a dark color.

• The gods had cursed the land.

• The land reminded them of the underworld.

• The sun burned the sand.

The seasons of Egypt (akhet-flood, peret-farming, shomu-drought/harvesting) began around the same time every year, starting in Upper Egypt a few weeks before Lower Egypt. What does this tell us about the Nile River?

• The Nile's flooding is predictable.

• The Nile's flooding is unpredictable.

• The Nile's banks needed to be built up with levees to survive the floods.

• The Nile is the longest river in the world.

Who unified Upper and Lower Egypt in 3100 BC?

• Menes

• Khufu

• Hatshepsut

• Amenhotep IV

Which of the following was an accomplishment of the Middle Kingdom dynasties?

• They built a canal to connect the Nile to the Red Sea.

• They built the Step Pyramid.

• They constructed the Valley of the Kings.

• They conquered the lands of Syria.

Which people group conquered Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdoms?

• Assyrians

• Persians

• Nubians

• Hyksos