Multiple Choice #1
Multiple Choice #2
Completion
True/False
Matching
100
Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed? (a)villages replaced towns (b)farms grew into villages and then cities (c)cities broke off into scattered farms (d)farms replaced cities and then pyramids
What is (b)?
100
What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom? (a)Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula (b)Egypt's creation of an army (c)Egypt's conquest of distant lands (d)Egypt's creation of the pyramids
What is (c)?
100
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called _____. (Lower Egypt/Upper Egypt)
What is Upper Egypt?
100
The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt. (True/False)
What is False?
100
Egypt's first pharaoh
What is Menes?
200
The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on (a)merchants who helped build trade routes (b)priests who helped build the temples (c)wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders (d)wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders
What is (c)?
200
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures? (a)The tombs served as museums. (b)The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh. (c)Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom. (d)Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
What is (d)?
200
The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the _____. (Old Kingdom/Middle Kingdom)
What is Old Kingdom?
200
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died. (True/False)
What is False?
200
Pharaoh known for monuments built to him
What is Khufu?
300
Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom? (a)need for government officials (b)increase in farming (c)Sumerian influences (d)increase in population
What is (c)?
300
Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt at times lived in peace with each other? (a)Kush and Egypt attacked each other. (b)Kush and Egypt traded with each other. (c)Kush and Egypt battled Aksum together. (d)Kush and Egypt built temples together.
What is (b)?
300
_____ united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC. (Ahmose of Thebes/Mentuhotep II)
What is Mentuhotep II?
300
The rule of Mentuhotep II began the Middle Kingdom. (True/False)
What is True?
300
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds.
What is papyrus?
400
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples? (a)The pharaohs' families paid the costs. (b)It collected taxes from the people. (c)It collected payments from Sumer. (d)The priests held religious festivals.
What is (b)?
400
What was the effect of Egypt's conquest of Kush in 1500 BC? (a)Egyptian pharaohs worked with Kushite kings. (b)Egyptian culture became more like Kushite culture. (c)Kushite language became the language of Egypt. (d)Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture.
What is (d)?
400
The _____ helped historians understand hieroglyphics. (Rosetta Stone/Temple of Karnak)
What is Rosetta Stone?
400
The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of gods. (True/False)
What is True?
400
A system of different lands who trade goods
What is trade network?
500
By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. Based on this fact, what conclusion can you make about Egypt's resources? (a)It was a rich country. (b)It was a poor country. (c)Its resources were being heavily taxed. (d)Its resources were being sent to help other countries.
What is (a)?
500
What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto? (a)She ruled Kush all on her own. (b)She was the first woman to rule Kush. (c)She led the Kushite army to many important victories. (d)She was the only woman to rule Kush.
What is (b)?
500
In the 700s BC, King _____ attacked Egypt. (Shabaka/Kashta)
What is Kashta?
500
By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power. (True/False)
What is False?
500
Leader of the Aksumite army that invaded Kush in AD 350
What is King Ezana?
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