Ancient Egypt Water Management Quiz

Why did Ancient Egyptians build canals, systems of dikes, and tools like swapes and shadufs?

• Egyptians believed that the god of the Nile needed to be contained within the river’s banks.

• Egyptian farmers needed to flood their fields because they believed their crops grew best under water.

• The Pharaohs wanted water diverted to their royal baths.

• The Nile River’s water levels were difficult to predict and the water was needed to grow food.

What effect did the water control methods described in the passage have in Ancient Egypt if they worked properly?

• Priests performed mummification ceremonies with more frequency.

• Crop yields increased and floods were controlled.

• There were fewer slave riots.

• Trade in fish from the Nile increased between Egypt and civilizations in Mesopotamia.

What statement is best supported by the information in the caste system diagram?

• The Gupta Emperors did not support the caste system.

• Buddhists followed the caste system to provide order in their community.

• The caste system enabled Hindus to choose where they lived.

• The caste system determined what occupations one could have.

Identify one effect the caste system had on Hindus during the Gupta Empire.

• Hindus followed their caste-duty to be reincarnated in a higher caste.

• Hindu missionaries were sent throughout Asia and the Middle East to spread the religion.

• Hindus followed Siddhartha Gautama's teaching to guide their lives.

• Hindus believed that no matter what they did, they would be reborn in the same caste in the next life.

The illustration shows the relationship between individuals in a society according to the ideas of which philosopher?

• Confucius (K'ung-fu-tzu)

• Moses

• Mohammad

• Siddhartha Gautama

During the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE), Confucianism was named the official philosophy of the Chinese government because:

• The caste system benefited the rulers.

• Confucius founded the dynasty.

• The Han Dynasty was democratically elected.

• It provided a way to bring order to society.

One effect of the decision to make Confucianism the ruling philosophy of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) was that:

• Confucian scholars became the wealthiest people in society.

• Confucian writings and philosophy were taught in schools.

• Confucianism spread to the Middle East.

• Confucian scholars rebelled against the government.

Identify the best use of this map for a historian.

• To examine the geographic context of Early River Valley Civilizations

• To trace the path that Christian missionaries took to spread their religion

• To explore what routes traders took to travel from Timbuktu to Cairo

• To examine how Alexander the Great conquered his empire

Which of the following claims is best supported by the map?

• Trade routes did not exist in the Sahara Desert.

• Gao (in West Africa) was a busy sea port.

• Cairo benefited from trade because of its location.

• Most trade in southeast Asia took place over land

Which economic system is most closely associated with the activities shown in this artwork?

• manorialism

• capitalism

• Communism

• socialism