WorksheetsCh. 4 Section 1 Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 8mins
Match the letter to what it represents on the map.
Nile River
Upper Egypt
Nile Delta
Mediterranean Sea
Lower Egypt
What enabled the growth of agriculture and civilization in the Nile River Valley?
dry red land
fertile coastal soil
predictable flooding
regular rainfall
What geographic feature provided a natural barrier to protect ancient Egypt against invasion?
desert lands
extensive mountains
several large seas
vast river system
How did agriculture change Egyptian society?
kept wealth among farmers
led to rise of kings
organized people into city-states
removed distinctions between Upper and
Lower Egypt
What did the double crown of Egypt symbolize?
interdependence of red land and black land
joint rule of pharaohs and viziers
shared importance of farming and trade
union of Upper and Lower Egypt
Commonly, the eldest son of the pharaoh's (a) wife inherited the throne.
How were religion and government related in ancient Egypt?
What was the role of Egypt’s viziers?
to command the military forces
to determine the succession of pharaohs
to oversee day-to-day governing
to perform religious ceremonies
Match each word with its definition.
a long pole with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other made irrigation easier
shaduf
a series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
rock formations in a river that create churning rapids
cataracts
an ancient Egyptian king
pharaoh
an area where a river fans out into smaller branches as it flows in a body of water creating a triangular shape of deposited silt
delta
