Unit 8 Ancient Egypt

What was the most important geographical feature of Ancient Egypt?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Nile River
• Jordan River
• Red Sea

What geographic feature in Egypt provided protection from invaders?

• Red Sea
• Nile Delta
• surrounding deserts
• Mediterranean Sea

Where did the Mediterranean Sea connect Egypt with?

• the Nubian Desert
• Mesopotamia and Greece

• Asia and Africa

• Europe

What is the black land?

• the deserts

• the rich soil around the Nile

• the Mediterranean and Red Seas

• the southern part of Egypt

What body of water served as a trade route to Africa and Asia

• The Black Sea

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Red Sea

• The Tigris and Euphrates

What direction was Lower Egypt in comparison to Upper Egypt?

• Lower Egypt was north of Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt was south of Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt was east of Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt was west of Upper Egypt

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

• scribes who kept poor records
• government officials out of favor
• peasant farmers during the flood season
• priests hoping to get jobs at the temples

Women has significantly more rights in Ancient Egypt than in other parts of the world during that time. What was one thing they were not able to do?

• become a scribe

• farming and harvesting
• weaving and creating jewelry
• manage a business

A vizier acted as the the chief judge. What was his duty when acting as a chief judge?

• collect taxes
• lead army
• decide court cases
• help make alliances

How was the economy of Ancient Egypt different than most?

• peasants were excluded from paying taxes

• it had over 20 different variations of coins

• it was based in goods such as grain, cloth, cattle

• it was very similar to the economy today with credit cards and banks