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Ch.4 Ancient Egypt and Kush

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Greek historian is known as the father of history.

a)

Herodotus

b)

King Tut

c)

Thucydides

d)

Arrian

2.

What is the longest river in the world and over 4,000 miles long?

a)

Tigris

b)

Amazon

c)

Nile

d)

Euphrates

3.

Who is considered to be Egypt's first pharaoh:

a)

Ramses the Great

b)

KIng Tut

c)

Khufu

d)

Menes

4.

A _________is a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposits by a river.

a)

Swamp

b)

Delta

c)

Bermuda Triangle

d)

Land Bridge

5.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A series of rulers from the same family.

b)

Alabama football

c)

When two or more people are in charge

6.

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the old kingdom?

a)

Queen Hatshepsut

b)

Ramses the II

c)

Menes

d)

Khufu

7.

This city was the political and cultural center of Egypt.

a)

Memphis

b)

Meroe

c)

Kush

d)

Papyrus

8.

The worship of many gods is called what?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Christianity

d)

Polygamy

9.

This was known as a period of order and stability.

a)

Middle Kingdom

b)

Old Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

d)

The New Era

10.

This is known as the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes:

a)

Engineering

b)

Scientific Process

c)

Evolution

d)

Theory

11.

Life after death is called what?

a)

Purgatory

b)

Heaven

c)

The Underworld

d)

Afterlife

12.

This is also known as strong rapids:

a)

Currents

b)

Cataracts

c)

Terrain

d)

Hills

13.

These two rivers make up the Nile River?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Red Nile and Orange Nile

c)

Blue Nile and White Nile

14.

What two regions make up Egypt?

a)

North and South Egypt

b)

Upper and Lower Egypt

c)

East and West Egypt

15.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
16.

Egyptian writing system

a)

papyrus

b)

alphabet

c)

cuneiform

d)

heiroglyphics

17.
What is papyrus?
a)
mud used in building
b)
plant from which paper is made
c)
rock used to make tools
d)
animal skin
18.
Rich soil carried and mixed with water is 
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
dust
d)
clouds
19.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
20.

The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into what body of water?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Tigris River

21.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
22.
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?
a)
It isolated the settlements.
b)
It left silt that improved the soil.
c)
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
d)
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
23.
Of these four groups, which one had the LOWEST social status?
a)
priests
b)
scribes
c)
artisans
d)
government officials
24.
Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?
a)
They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
b)
They carried the dead to a nearby country.
c)
They preserved bodies as mummies.
d)
They were buried in the river.
25.

The Hyksos

a)

were priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom.

b)

expelled the Jews from Egypt.

c)

were invaders who introduced bronze weapons and horse drawn war chariots into Egypt.

d)

were Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military.

26.

The Rosetta Stone was important because it

a)

proved that Alexander the Great had reached India.

b)

recorded the deeds of the Scorpion King.

c)

was written in Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic.

d)

gave the name of the pharaoh who built the Sphinx.

27.

The Egyptian “Book of the Dead” contained

a)

funeral regulations for members of the royal family.

b)

evidence of the culture’s obsession with gloom and doom and death.

c)

lists of prominent persons who died each year.

d)

magic spells, formula, and incantations needed in the afterlife.

28.

People of wealth and power are called the______?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Upper Class

c)

Elite

d)

Rich

29.

This queen was married to her half-brother and is best recognized for her monuments and temples she built in her reign.

a)

Queen Hatshepsut

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Queen Shanakhdakheto

30.

Which describes the Egyptian social class from greatest to least?

a)

Pharaohs, soldiers, scribes, nobles,

b)

Pharaohs, nobles, scribes, soldiers

c)

Pharaohs, nobles, soldiers, scribes

d)

Pharaohs, scribes, nobles, soldiers

31.

A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top is called a what?

a)

Pyramid

b)

Sphinx

c)

Obelisk

d)

Column

32.

Located in southern Egypt, what was the first great kingdom built in the interior of Africa? Also known as Kush.

a)

Meroe

b)

Memphis

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Nubia

33.

These people were also known as traders:

a)

Salesmen

b)

Trade Networks

c)

Merchants

d)

Missionaries

34.

What are exports?

a)

Items brought in

b)

Items discarded due to damage

c)

Items sent out

d)

Ports which aren't in use any longer.

35.

What are imports?

a)

Items sent out

b)

Items brought in

c)

Items which are considered the most important

d)

Items sold to another country

36.

Historians believe this woman was the first queen to rule Kush:

a)

Queen Nefertari

b)

Queen Hatshepsut

c)

Queen Cleopatra

d)

Queen Shanakhdakheto

37.

Ruler of the Aksumite army, this king destroyed Meroe and took over Kush.

a)

King Menes

b)

King Aksum

c)

King Tut

d)

King Piankhi

38.

The discovery of which artifact helped historians learn to read Egyptian writing?

a)

Book of the Dead

b)

Abu Simbel

c)

Papyrus Scroll

d)

Rosetta Stone

39.

The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in the

a)

Nile Delta

b)

Desert

c)

Cataracts

d)

Far south

40.
The Egyptian ruler took the title "Son of Re," after the _________
a)
river god
b)
Sun god
c)
Moon god
d)
rain god
41.
The king that first united Lower and Upper Egypt was ____________.
a)
Menes
b)
Tut
c)
Ramsees
d)
Khufu
42.
The title that means "great house" is
a)
palace
b)
pharaoh
c)
khan
d)
ruler
43.
During the process of mummification, the lungs, stomach and intestines would be ______.
a)
fed to animals
b)
thrown into the Nile River
c)
buried in the Western Desert
d)
placed in special jars
44.

Egyptian writing, called "sacred writings," was known as _____.

a)

the alphabet

b)

cuneiform

c)

sandscript

d)

hieroglyphics

45.
Egypt's natural barrier to the north was (were) the  ___.
a)
Red Sea
b)
Western Desert
c)
 Cataracts
d)
Mediterranean Sea
46.
By closely studying the stars and moon, Egyptians developed a ____.
a)
powerful telescope
b)
sun dial
c)
365 day calendar
d)
compass
47.
Which of the following is the most important impact of the annual floods on Egyptian civilization?
a)
During the floods, farmers could work on building projects.
b)
The annual floods made transportation and trade on the river possible.
c)
Floods left behind fertile soil making agricultural surplus possible.
d)
The floods proved that the gods were pleased with the people.
48.
Which of these activities was permitted ONLY to men?
a)
owning land
b)
running businesses
c)
working as a scribe
d)
asking for a divorce
49.

Why did the Egyptian empire weaken and fall after 1300 B.C.?

a)

The people were too interested in their new religion.

b)

The pharaohs had built too many temples and run out of money.

c)

The Egyptians were attacked by a series of enemies.

d)

The crops in Egypt failed because the Nile River stopped flooding.

50.

What key resource did Kushites have that allowed them to make iron?

a)

sandstone

b)

gold mines

c)

trees for fuel

d)

water from the Nile River

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