Ancient Egypt Unit Test
Part I: Matching. Number your paper 1-14. Write the LETTER of the correct answer on your paper.(2 points each=28
points)
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shemu
akhet
Peret
Delta
Dynasty
hieroglyphics
Mummy
Natural barrier
Tributary
Papyrus
Pharaoh
Pyramid
Shaduf
source
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The place where a river begins
The rainy season in ancient Egypt
The dry or harvest season in ancient Egypt
Ancient form of Egyptian writing
A group of rulers from the same family
Protection that is not made made. A mountain or a desert is an example.
The planting or growing season in Ancient Egypt
A plant used to make something like paper that the Egyptians wrote on
The preserved body of a dead person. The body was wrapped in bandages.
A king of a queen in Egypt.
A structure or geometric figure with a square or rectangular base and 4 sides
A stream or smaller river that flows out of a larger one.
A device used for irrigation in which a bucket is on one end of a lever and a weight on the other.
A fan shaped fertile region at the mouth of a river.
Part II. Multiple choice: Number your paper 15-30. Write the letter of the answer choice that best answers each question on
your paper.(3 points each=48 points)
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According to Egyptian Myth, how were the five extra days added to the calendar?
a. Bastet won them in a dice game from the moon.
b. Thoth won them in a dice game from the moon.
c. Ra won them in a dice game from the moon.
d. The earth began to take longer than usual to make its orbit around the sun.
Which Egyptian god was considered most important?
a. Ra because he was the sun god and the god who created the world.
b. Set because he was able to overthrow the evil Osiris.
c. Osiris because he controlled the other world.
d. Horus because he overthrew the evil, Set.
Why was the Nile considered so important that the Egyptians prayed to several gods about it?
a. Gold was found in the Nile River.
b. The Nile River was the life source of Egypt because it provided water for irrigation. Egyptians wanted to make certain
that it would flood properly.
c. Most Egyptians were scared of the magic of the Nile River.
d. The Gods threatened to take the Nile River away if the people did not worship and pray to them daily.
A _________________________ is a fertile place in the desert where plant life can grow.
a. Silt
b. Plateau
c. Oasis
d. River
_____________ was used to cover the body of Egyptians who were mummified.
a. Natron and bandages
b. Alcohol and bandages
c. Toilet paper and peroxide
d. Perfume and scarab beetles
____________ jars were used to hold the vital organs of the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs who were mummified.
a. Satropic
b. Tropical
c. Mayonnaise
d. Canopic
When funerals were held, priests wore the mask of __________.
a. Osiris
b. Isis
c. Anubis
d. Ra
Why did the builders of the pyramids make fake tunnels?
a. To confuse would-be robbers
b. To trap those who choose to disturb the pyramids
23. Herodotus, a Greek historian, described Egypt as:
a. A pleasant place to eat and work.
b. The Gift of the Nile
c. The most beautiful place on Earth
d. A wonderful place to shop.
24. The Nile River provided all of the following except:
a. Transportation for trade and building
b. Defense from invasion
c. Fertile land
d. A means for outside groups to attack Egypt.
25. Akhenaton and his wife Nefertiti were:
a. Monotheistic, worshiping the god Aton
b. Polytheistic placing the most importance to Amon-Ra, the sun god
c. Highly respected as leaders
d. Leaders who had an excellent relationship with the priests of the kingdom.
26. Using the “Society Chart” on the back of your timeline in the handouts section of your notebook, which of the following
conclusions could you reach?
a. The most important social class was made up of the craftworkers
b. Peasants and slaves (farmers) were the biggest class of people in Egypt.
c. Scribes were near the bottom of the social order.
d. Priests were more important than the Pharaoh.
27. Using the timeline, list the following events in the correct order.
I.
Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.
II.
King Narmer unites Egypt and records it on the Narmer Palette.
III.
The first step pyramid is built
IV.
Cleopatra kills herself and the Romans conquer Egypt.
a. II, III, I, IV
b. II, III, IV, I
c. I, II, III, IV
d. I, III, II, IV
28. Social scientists would call ancient Egypt a theocracy. This means that ancient Egypt
a. gave voting rights to all men
b. based its govenment on religion
c. had a strong army and navy
d. had many successful businesses
29. A student reads four statements about the Old Kingdom, 2650-2152 BC in Egypt. Which of the following statements might
be an OPINION?
a. Artists who painted and sculpted were more talented than anywhere else in the world.
b. The pharaohs were considered to be gods.
c. The first pyramids were made with mud bricks.
d. Ancient doctors knew about the body, antiseptics and surgery.
30. Most of the early Egyptian population settled near the Nile River because
a. the river was important for the army
b. many factories were located near the river
c. this area was so beautiful
d. the river provided water for farming
Part III. Document-based Questions (DBQ). Use the figures and documents provided to answer questions 31-36. (4points
each=24 points)
31. Review the two categories of Protection from Invasion and Degree of Cultural Diffusion. We can assume from the
information that
a. the desert of Egypt encouraged trade with other cultures
b. the constant warfare experienced by Mesopotamia was a result of its desert isolation
c. geography can protect from invasion but may isolate a culture from others
d. the Nile river brought many invasions from seafaring cultures
32. The method of farming for ancient Egyptians followed a pattern of flood, plant, harvest, flood, plant, harvest. This repetition
of behavior leads us to understand that the yearly flooding timetable for the the Nile River must be
a. irregular
b. regular
c. unknown
d. unpredictable
33. Column B indicates gifts from which ancient river civilization?
a. China
b. Sumer
c. Egypt
d. Indus
34. Column A indicates gifts from which ancient river civilization?
e. China
f. Sumer
g. Egypt
h. Indus
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Natural boundaries of desert, mountains and the sea
Yearly flooding of the river
Old and Middle Kingdoms in history
Production of the papyrus plant
35. Which would be the best heading for this partial outline?
a. Egypt – Gift of the Nile
b. Mesopotamia – Land Between the Rivers
c. China's Sorrow – Huang He River
d. Harappa – City of the Indus
Use the table to answer the question.
36. A more specific title for column now labeled Civilizations would be
a. Old Fashioned Civilizations
b. Ancient Civilizations
c. Modern Civilizations
d. Prehistoric Civilizations