Because Ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt had
A. no farmland B. rich farmland
C. hardly any farmland D. poor farmland
B. rich farmland
100
In Ancient Egypt, a very important religious practice was to
A. worship one god B. travel along the Nile
C. prepare the dead for the afterlife D. worship pharaoh's kids
C. prepare the dead for the afterlife
100
Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars in order to
predict the flooding of the Nile River
200
An Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular shaped building called a ...
pyramid
200
a scientist who studies the stars or other objects in the sky
astronomer
200
To keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth, ancient Egyptians began to
A. use hieroglyphs B. tax the farmers
C. use cuneiform D. publish list of pharaoh's possessions
A. use hieroglyphs
200
In Ancient Egypt, most people belonged to the social class of
A. slaves B. kings and nobes
C. artisans D. peasants
D. peasants
200
The Nile River was important to the Ancient Egyptians because
the river deposited soil
rich farmland developed
they used it for trade and transportation
300
Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called ...
papyrus
300
fine soil found on river bottoms
silt
300
Around 6,000 B.C., which of the following appeared in Nubia?
A. hunting and fishing communities B. Artisans and miners
C. traders from other countries D. Mesopotamian soldiers
A. hunting and fishing communities
300
Egyptian rulers governed their empire
A. with the help of governors B. by establishing
elected by citizens dynasties
C. by maintaining absolute power D. by establishing a
over the people democracy
C. by maintaining absolute power over people
300
Toward the end of the Old Kingdom, the government became
weak and divided
400
A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
dynasty
400
plain at the mouth of a river
delta
400
The greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes was
A. conquering the Nubians B. building a pyramid
C. uniting Upper and Lower D. ruling the empire from
Egypt Abu Simbel
C. uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
400
Because of Nubia's location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was
A. the first sea empire B. destroyed by the Kushites
C.. never very prosperous D. a center for trade
D. a center for trade
400
Cleopatra was the last Macedonian to rule Egypt. The first Macedonian to conquer many lands including Egypt was
Alexander the Great
500
A strong flood or rush of water
cataract
500
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
regent
500
What happened when Nubians took control of trade routes by using iron weapons?
A. They made pyramids from B. Napata became rich.
metal instead of stone. D. Meroe became rich.
C. The stopped growing crops.
D. Meroe became rich.
500
Religion played an important part in Egyptian life by
A. encouraging Egypt to make B explaining natural
peace with its neighbors events to people
C. destroying the power of D. supporting a democratic
the pharaoh governement
B. explaining natural events to people
500
It is believed that Menes may have been the same person as