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Worksheets7th Grade Chapter 05 Study Guide: Ancient Egypt and Kush
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The Nile River Valley was well suited for human settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?
The geography supported various desert plants and birds.
The geography included many lakes for drinking access.
The geography included areas of fertile land.
The geography helped to unify the country.
Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?
It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
It has dangerous cataracts.
It is the longest river in the world.
The Egyptians depended on it for drinking, bathing, and growing crops.
Which of the following describes why cataracts both helped and harmed Egypt?
Cataracts protected the people of Egypt but imprisoned their religious leaders.
Cataracts protected Egypt from invaders but prevented traveling by ship on parts of the river.
Cataracts allowed farming to flourish but prevented animal domestication.
Cataracts allowed fishing to flourish but prevented farming from occurring.
In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans, merchants, and traders. Both economies grew as a result.
Both civilizations had the same types of government and religions beliefs.
Both had natural defenses and floods.
Both had major rivers and dependable floods.
In Chapter 4 you read about Sargon, who first united Mesopotamia under one rule. Which Egyptian ruler's accomplishments were most similar to Sargon's?
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Narmer
King Tut
The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh?
King Hapi
King Khafre
King Khufu
King Re
What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?
The people were too interested in their religion.
The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring armies.
Egyptian crops failed because of drought.
The people built too many temples and ran out of money.
Kush ruled Egypt for about 60 years, and then the Assyrians defeated the Kushites. Why were the Assyrians able to defeat the Kushites?
The Assyrians were armed with bronze weapons, which were stronger than the Kushites' iron weapons.
The Assyrians had an army, while the Kushites did not.
The Assyrians had bows and arrows, while the Kushites did not.
The Assyrians were armed with iron weapons, which were stronger than the Kushites' bronze weapons.
According to the time line, in which dynasty did the chariot-driving Hyksos conquer Egypt?
Gold Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Which conclusions about ancient Egypt can be supported by evidence on the map? Select all that apply.
Ancient Egyptians probably worshiped water deities.
Fish was most likely a part of the ancient Egyptians’ diet.
Most ancient Egyptians lived in cities along the Nile River valley.
Ancient Egyptians probably used the Nile River as a means of transportation.
Ancient Egyptians depended on the Nile for fresh water.
a waterfall or rapids in a river
cataract
delta
shadoof
textile
a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
cataract
delta
shadoof
textile
a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
cataract
delta
papyrus
envoy
a written system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
hieroglyphics
dynasty
papyrus
pyramid
a line of rulers from one family
theocracy
dynasty
bureaucrat
envoy
the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
embalming
theocracy
bureaucrat
envoy
great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
shadoof
textile
pyramid
envoy
a government representative to another country
textile
theocracy
bureaucrat
envoy
government by religious leaders
textile
theocracy
bureaucrat
envoy
a government official
shadoof
theocracy
bureaucrat
envoy
Which river is highlighted?
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Indus River
Which sea is highlighted?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Black Sea
Which landform is highlighted?
Asia Minor (Anatolia)
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Kush
Which sea is highlighted?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Black Sea
Which sea is highlighted?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Black Sea
Which landform is highlighted?
Asia Minor (Anatolia)
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Kush
Which landform is highlighted?
Asia Minor (Anatolia)
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Kush
Which landform is highlighted?
Asia Minor (Anatolia)
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Kush
Which desert is highlighted?
Arabian Desert
Gobi Desert
Great Victoria Desert
Sahara Desert
Which lake is highlighted?
Lake Victoria
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea
Lake Titicaca
How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?
It provided clues to Ramses’ tomb.
It provided clues to Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb.
It provided paintings of various creation stories.
It provided a Greek text that matched the early Egyptian writing.
Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed?
Villages replaced towns.
Farms grew into villages and then cities.
Cities broke off into scattered farms.
Farms replaced cities and then pyramids.
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
merchant
farmer
scribe
architect
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
The tombs served as museums.
The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh.
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
that the Nile River flowed two ways.
that both farming and herding were important.
their joint rule with their respective queens.
their rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt.
a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins.
shadoof
textile
pyramid
envoy
woven cloth
shadoof
textile
pyramid
envoy
Which river is highlighted?
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Indus River
Which sea is highlighted?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Which lake is highlighted?
Lake Victoria
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea
Lake Titicaca
