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Social Studies Final Exam (Part 3)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following were Egypt's trading partners and items traded to Egypt except:

a)

Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, and stone.

b)

Punt traded incense and myrrh.

c)

Syria traded wood.

d)

Nubia traded gold, ivory, slaves, stone, and wood.

2.

Egypt's social hierarchy looked like:

a)

Pharaohs, priests and key government officials, lesser government officials, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants

b)

Pharaohs, priests, scribes, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves, and servants

c)

Pharaohs, priests, craftspeople, merchants, farmers, slaves

d)

Pharaohs, priests, farmers, slaves, servants

3.

Egypt's first pharaoh was

a)

Khufu

b)

Menes

c)

Queen Hatshepsut

d)

Tutankhamen

4.

Which geographical feature was the most important in supporting the culture of ancient Egypt?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Nile River

c)

pyramids

d)

Mount Sanai

5.

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

a)

Menes

b)

Tutankhamen

c)

Khufu

d)

Poseidon

6.

The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in the

a)

cataracts

b)

desert

c)

Nile Delta

d)

far south

7.

True or False: The Middle Kingdom was a period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True of False: Queen Hatshepsut refused to use trade routes as a source of wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Old Kingdom ended when

a)

Nobles gained enough power to challenge the pharaoh's power.

b)

The New Kingdom began.

c)

Nobles started paying for the pyramids.

d)

Pharaohs moved to Syria.

10.

You learned that Sargon, was the first ruler who united Mesopotamia under one ruler. Which Egyptian ruler's accomplishments were most similar to Sargon's?

a)

King Enza's

b)

Khufu's

c)

Menes'

d)

Hatshepsut's

11.

True or False: Ramses the Great came to power and reigned for a short period of time.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following choices describes hieroglyphics.

a)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used symbols to represent more than one sound.

b)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent more than two sounds.

c)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system that used letters to represent more than three sounds.

d)

Hieroglyphics was a writing system used in Mesopotamia.

13.

All of the following details describe the Rosetta Stone except:

a)

It was inscribed with hieroglyphics.

b)

It was inscribed with Greek and a later form of Egyptian.

c)

It was inscribed with French.

d)

Scholars who knew Greek were able to figure out what the hieroglyphics said.

14.

True or False: Hieroglyphics could be written vertically, horizontally, right to left, or left to right.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Define sphinxes.

a)

a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

b)

imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans

c)

a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics.

d)

a long-lasting paper-like material made from reeds

16.

Give examples of the many texts that survived in Egypt’s dry climate.

a)

1) historical texts and 2) stories.

b)

1) historical texts, 2) science texts, 3) medical manuals, 4) literary works, 5) poems, and 6) stories.

c)

1) historical texts, 2) medical manuals, 3) poems, and 4) stories.

d)

1) historical texts, 2) science texts, 3) medical manuals, 4) literary works, and 5) poems

17.

The government the Romans created in 509 BC was a

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

republic

18.

Legend has it that Rome's founders were twin brothers named

a)

Romulus and Remus

b)

Romulus and Venus

c)

Queen Hatshepsut and Ramses the Great

d)

Mr. Matecki and Mr. Erhart

19.

What mountain range runs down the middle of the Italian Peninsula?

a)

Alps

b)

Himalayas

c)

Apennines

d)

Taurus

20.

The treasures of this pharaoh have taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs.

a)

Menes

b)

Mentuhotep II

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

King Tutankhamen

21.

A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds is called

a)

clay tablets

b)

paper

c)

computer text

d)

papyrus