Egypt CFA Review

One physical characteristic of the Nile River Valley that allowed the early Egyptian civilization to develop was:

• the sunny, warm climate.

• cool, tropical climate

• cold, frigid climate

• hot, tropical climate

In which way are trade and specialized labor related? 

• An increase in specialized labor produces public resistance to trade.

• Both are the result of economic surplus.

• Both are a result of a lack of supplies

• specialized labor has nothing to do with trade

One similarity between ancient Egyptian and ancient Mesopotamian culture is that they both:

• practiced polytheism.

• developed a number line.

• built ziggurats

• worshiped the same gods

Egypt's writing system that includes drawings or symbols that represent  words or sounds.

• Mummification

• Hieroglyphics

• Papyrus

• Pharaoh

A material that grew near the river that Egyptians used to make paper.

• Papyrus

• Pharaoh

• Cataract

• Dynasty

The process through which Ancient Egyptians preserved bodies.

• Dynasty

• Mummification

• Cataract

• Hieroglyphic

The ruler of Egypt, at the top of the social pyramid.

• Dynasty

• Pharaoh

• Mummification

• Cataract

When power is passed down through families.

• Dynasty

• Cataract

• Pharaoh

• Hieroglyphic

How was irrigation used by ancient Egyptians similar to irrigation used by the ancient Mesopotamians?

• There weren't many similarities between the two.

• Both used canals or ditches, and used some form of dam to control the water levels in those canals or ditches.

• They were similar in that neither society used systems of irrigation. 

• • Mesopotamians used basin irrigation which they passed on to the Egyptians through trade.