Unit 3 Part 1 Test-Egypt

What were the natural barriers of Egypt?

• deserts

• seas

• cataracts

• flooding of the Nile

How does the Nile River flow?

• North emptying into the Mediterranean Sea

• East to the Western Desert

• West to empty into the Red Sea

• South bringing water from the Mediterranean Sea

Where did early civilizations of Egypt settle?

• along the Nile River

• around Lake Nasser

• the Red Sea

• Suez Canal

Both Egypt and Mesopotamia relied on rivers, had a form of writing, and were monotheistic.

• False

• True

Why were the Egyptians so faithful to the pharaohs?

• They were afraid of being sold into slavery

• There were afraid of being sent into the desert to die.

• They believed that pharaohs were a god and therefore must be respected.

• It helped Egyptians to move up on the social hierarchy.

Which of these are Egyptian contributions?

• Arabic numerals 1-9

  decimal number system

• Roman numerals

  Justinian Code

  aqueducts

• hieroglyphics

  Great Pyramids

  paper from papyrus

• compass

  gunpowder

  paper making

  printing

Can you label the map of ancient Egypt?

• yes

• no

• maybe

Egyptians were ____________.

• monotheistic

• polytheistic

• Christians

• Buddists

Which is the correct social class order from highest to lowest?

• peasants and slaves, pharaoh, artisans, nobles and priests

• pharaoh, nobles and priests, artisans, peasants and slaves

• pharaoh, artisans, peasants and slaves, nobles and priests

• nobles and priests, artisans, pharaoh, peasants and slaves

A large waterfall is a ____________________.

• delta

• cataract

• papyrus

• hieroglyphics