Ancient Egypt Unit Test

1. Which river is the longest river in the world?

• Mississippi River
• Amazon River
• Nile River
• Tiber River

2. The ancient Egyptians were polytheistic. What statement below shows what polytheistic means?

• They believed in many gods.
• They believed in one god.
• They didn't believe in life after death.
• They believed that gods controlled nature.

3. How did the Nile River unite the ancient Egyptians?

• Many Egyptians lived close to the Nile River.
• Egyptians had to work together to control the annual flooding.
• Egyptians depended on the Nile for their survival.
• All of the above.

4. True or False: Silt is a natural fertilizer that was washed ashore when the Nile River flooded.

• True
• False

5. What was the Nile River used for?

• Irrigation and transportation
• Cooking and drinking
• Fishing and silt
• All of the above

6. What is irrigation?

• A thick layer of mud that is full of nutrients.
• A way of watering of dry lands using pipes, ditches, and streams.
• A reed-like plant that grew along the Nile River.
• A system of characters using for writing.

7. True or False: The Egyptians used many natural resources to help them survive in a desert climate.

• True
• False

8. One natural resource that was used for making jewelry and other valuables was ______________.

• Natron
• Silt
• Papyrus
• Gold

9. Which statement below is true about scribes in ancient Egypt?

• Scribes could be both girls and boys who studied hard in school.
• Scribes were boys from poor families who studied hard in school.
• Only boys from wealthy families could become a scribe.
• Only girls from wealthy families could become a scribe.

10. True or False: There were more than 700 symbols called Hieroglyphics that took Egyptian scribes 10 years to learn how to read and write during ancient times.

• True
• False