Ancient Egypt

Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilizations developed?

• Villages replaced towns

• Farms grew into villages and then cities

• Cities broke off into scattered farms

• Farms replaced cities and then pyramids

Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?

• need for government officials

• increase in farming

• Sumerian influences

• increase in population

How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?

• The pharaoh's families paid the costs

• It collected taxes from the people

• It collected payments from Sumer

• The priests help religious festivals

By the 1400s BC, Egypt was leading military power. Based on this fact, what conclusion can you make about Egypt's resources?

• It was a rich country

• It was a poor country

• Its resources were being heavily taxed

• Its resources were being sent to help other countries

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

• Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula

• Egypt's creation of an army

• Egypt's conquest of distant lands

• Egypt's creation of the Pyramids

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

• The tombs served as museums

• The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh

• Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom

• Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife

Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other?

• Kush and Egypt attacked each other

• Kush and Egypt traded with each other

• Kush and Egypt battled Aksum together

• Kush and Egypt built things together

What was the effect of Egypt's conquests of Kush in 1500 BC?

• Egyptian pharaohs worked with Kushite kings

• Egyptian culture became more like Kushite culture

• Kushite language became the language of Egypt

• Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture

A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a

• delta

• scimtar

• dynasty

• reign

Who is responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?

• Ramses

• Ahmose

• Menes

• Akhenaton