Ch. 4 Ancient Egypt Test Review

The Nile is the longest river in the world.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Nile is THE LONGEST river in the world.

Why did Menes wear two crowns?

• for decoration

• because the pharaoh before him did

• because he was ruler of two kingdoms

• to please the gods

The rocky, hilly land of south Egypt caused deltas, or steep rapids, to form.

• True

• False

Triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river is a

• silt

• delta

• cataracts

• valley

Why did the Egyptians call their country "the black land"?

• it was cursed

• the soil was black

• the air was bad

• nothing grew there

How many cataracts were on the Nile?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

The pharaoh was seen as both a god and a king, he was responsible for the good and bad that happened in the kingdom.

• True

• False

Pharaoh was the title used by the rulers of Egypt, it means "great king".

• True

• False

A series of rulers from the same family is a...

• kingdom

• empire

• dynasty

• parliment

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt was united by Khufu.

• True

• False