Ancient Egypt Assessment

The Egyptians farmed around the Nile River because

• the annual flooding left fertile soil

• the annual flooding watered the crops

• the annual flooding provided seeds from down stream

• the annual flooding scared away animals that would eat crops

Which desert does the Nile River run through?

• Kalahari

• Gobi

• West

• Sahara

Egypt was split into which two territories until 3100 BC?

• Middle and High

• Lower and Upper

• Higher and Lower

• Middle and Low

Which one of these is the EFFECT of all the rest of the items?

• Trade along the Nile River allowed powerful Egyptian cities to develop

• People began to produce crafts, tools, and other products to use and trade

• The Nile River served as a "super highway" for trade

• Not everyone was needed for farming

Which of these best describes the religious differences in early Mesopotamia and early Egyptian Civilization

• Mesopotamians were mainly Islamic, while Egyptians animistic

• Egyptians were polytheistic

• Mesopotamians were polytheistic while Egyptians were monotheistic

• Egyptians saw their gods as a protector while the people of Mesopotamia feared their gods

Which of these is the correct order (from high to low) for the social classes in Egyptian society?

• farmers, skilled workers, pharoah, scribes

• scribes, priests, artisans (skilled workers), farmers

• pharoah, scribes, skilled workers, farmers

• skilled workers, priests, farmers, pharoah

In Ancient Egypt, the ___________ was both head of the government and religious life.

• pharoah

• general

• king

• pope

Which of these statements are false?

• Without the Nile River and its fertile soil, ancient Egypt would never have existed

• Peasants were the 3rd largest social class

• Papyrus was a plant used to make household items, and most importantly paper.

• Ancient Egypt had a highly developed system of written language called Hieroglyphics.

Why were the Ancient Egyptians buried with all of their belongings, food, or even pets?

• Egyptians believed that you could take things with you in the afterlife, and they did there best to make that possible.

• Pharaoh Menes was buried this way, and made it required by law for everyone who came after him.

• Egypt had very crowded cities, and the only way to make more space was to put all of one's belongings in a tomb.

• It was a tribute to the God Osiris. If Osiris thought your gifts were of worth, then you could enter the Afterlife.

The pyramids in Ancient Egypt were built in which kingdom?

• Upper

• Lower

• Nile

• Thebes