Ancient Egypt Test

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt

• Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Nubia and Cairo

The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?

• The geography supported various desert plants and birds.

• The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.

• The geography included areas for farming.

• The geography helped to unify the country.

Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed?

• Villages replaced towns.

• Farms grew into villages and then cities.

• Cities broke off into scattered farms.

• Farms replaced cities and then pyramids.

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• It had temples in which to worship.

• It had Sumerian artwork to use as decoration.

• It had natural barriers to protect against invaders.

• It had two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions.

Pyramids are

• warehouses where surplus food is stored.

• temples where the people are allowed to come and pray.

• stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone roof.

• royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point on top.

Which of the following best defines dynasty?

• a collection of queens.

• a collection of kingdoms.

• series of rulers from different families.

• series of rulers from the same family.

The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on

• merchants who helped build trade routes.

• priests who helped build the temples.

• wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders.

• wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders.

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

• that the Nile River flowed two ways.

• that both farming and herding were important.

• their joint rule with their respective queens.

• their rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt.

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

• the famers whose small villages were unclean.

• the mummies whose ka was disturbed.

• the pharaoh who was both ruler and god.

• the dynasty that was in power.

The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was

• Horus

• Sinai

• Menes

• Khufu