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Ancient Egypt Assessment
By Raymond Pearson
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Cataracts are ___ located in a river.
A dams
B rapids
C islands
D whirlpools
How did cataracts affect life along the Nile River?
A They created a giant marshy area at the end of the Nile.
B They allowed farmers to create complicated irrigation systems.
C They blocked trade by boat along parts of the river.
D They protected Egypt from invasion by people who lived in Africa.
In ancient times, Lower Egypt was located in the north and Upper Egypt was located in the south because:
A of the direction in which the Nile River flows
B Lower Egypt had to be located closer to the Red Sea
C boats could travel down the Nile but not up it
D the Egyptians had different directions than we do today
The Nile empties into this body of water
A Mediterranean Sea
B Nubia
C Sahara
D Ethiopia
Desert that protected Egypt from invasion
A Victoria
B Sahara
C Red Sea
D Mediterranean Sea
Place where a river separates into many streams
A Red Sea
B Ethiopia
C Delta
D Victoria
The Egyptians used the papyrus plant to make:
A clocks
B dams
C clothing
D paper
Egypt is a desert. The ancient Egyptians had fertile soil to plant in because:
A the Egyptians used fertilizers to make the soil fertile
B the Egyptians practiced irrigation
C the flood water brought fertile soil with it
D the dams were opened to moisten the soil
The Egyptian ruler was referred to by which one of the following names?
A king
B emperor
C caesar
D pharaoh
Ancient Egypt had a _____ as its type of government.
A monarchy
B dictatorship
C democracy
D Theoracy
The Egyptians believed in a continuation of life after death. Which of one of the following words means the continuation of life after death?
A afterlife
B heaven
C underworld
D reincarnation
How was the brain removed from the body?
A By making an incision with a blade in the left side of the face
B By inserting a hook up through the nose
C By pulling it out of the eye sockets
D By drilling a hole through the skull
Egyptian pyramids were built for:
A pharaohs, members of the royal family, and priests
B pharaohs
C all Egyptians
D pharaohs, members of the royal family, priests, government leaders, and scribes
The three most famous Egyptian pyramids are located at:
A Thebes
B Giza
C Saqqara
D Luxor
An Egyptian sphinx has:
A body of a human and the head of a falcon
B body of a lion and the head of a human
C body of a jackal and the head of a pharaoh
D body of a bird and the head of a human
What was the importance of the Rosetta Stone?
A It contains the only surviving text of the Book of the Dead.
B It lists the names of the important pharaohs of Egypt.
C It allowed historians to translate Egyptian writing.
D It contains all of the laws of the Code of Hammurabi.
The Egyptians wrote in which one of the following languages?
A Cuneiform
B Pictographs
C Egyptian
D Hieroglyphics
How many times in one year does the Nile flood ?
A 5 times
B 2 times
C 3 times
D 1 time
Egypt is on the continent of ____________.
A North America
B South America
C Africa
D Antartica
What type of people built the pyramids?
A Pharoahs
B Slaves
C Horses
D Elephants