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1. Which statement best describes the geographical location of Egypt?
a. in the Nile River Valley
b. near the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
c. next to the Sahara
d. on the coast of North Africa
a. in the Nile River Valley
2. What conditions allowed ancient Egyptian agriculture to thrive?
a. fresh water marshes and arable highlands
b. hot climate and reliable rainfall
c. predictable floodwaters and fertile soil
d. sandy coastal soil and dry climate
c. predictable floodwaters and fertile soil
3. Who ruled the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
a. dynasties of pharaohs
b. councils of scribes
c. elected viziers
d. families of village chiefs
a. dynasties of pharaohs
4. Who took the blame in ancient Egypt for flooding, famine, and other disasters?
a. farmers
b. invaders
c. pharaohs
d. priests
c. pharaohs
5. What modern technology helps archeologists locate objects underground?
a. GPS devices
b. microscopes
c. satellite cameras
d. sonar waves
c. satellite cameras
6. During what period of Egyptian history were the Great Pyramids built?
a. Predynastic Era
b. Old Kingdom
c. Middle Kingdom
d. New Kingdom
b. Old Kingdom
7. What people conquered and ruled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
a. Hittites
b. Hyksos
c. Macedonians
d. Persians
b. Hyksos
8. What group regularly invaded but did not conquer Egypt during the New Kingdom?
a. Assyrians
b. Macedonians
c. Nubians
d. Sea Peoples
d. Sea Peoples
9. Who was the last pharaoh to rule Egypt before it fell to Roman conquest?
a. Cleopatra VII
b. Hatshepsut
c. Khafu
d. Thutmose III
a. Cleopatra VII
10. What skill did mummification help ancient Egyptians develop?
a. bookkeeping
b. geometry
c. medicine
d. writing
c. medicine
11. What geographic features helped protect Kush from invasion?
a. deserts
b. mountains
c. rivers
d. seas
a. deserts
12. Where did Kushites largely build their cities?
a. along the Nile River
b. close to Egypt
c. in the Nubian Desert
d. near the Red Sea
a. along the Nile River
13. Which Kush city was located closest to the 6th cataract?
a. Napeta
b. Karma
c. Abu Simbel
d. Meroë
d. Meroë
What factors made it possible for Kush to conquer Egypt?
Kush lay just to the south of Egypt along the Upper Nile, so the Kushites could travel downriver without needing to cross the deserts that protected both Kush and Egypt from invasion. Kush was also rich in resources that made it powerful enough to challenge Egypt.
15. What does this chart show?
a. ethnic groups
b. political units
c. population figures
d. social classes
d. social classes
16. Which people held the most power after the pharaoh?
a. artisans, farmers, nobles
b. farmers, officials, priests
c. officials, merchants, artisans
d. priests, nobles, scribes
d. priests, nobles, scribes
17. How much power, or status, did the tier with the most people have?
a. the most power
b. a great deal of power
c. some but not much power
d. the least amount of power
d. the least amount of power
18. What generalization (conclusion) can you make about the people who had the least power?
They were the least skilled in society and were the poorest. They were also the most numerous.
19. What elements of nature did the gods and goddesses represent?
Egyptian gods and goddesses represented the sun, earth, sky, air, rain, and storms.
20. Which gods and goddesses would have been involved in human death rituals and the afterlife?
The goddess Nepththys and the gods Osiris and Anubis would have been involved in death rituals and the afterlife.
21. Study the scale. What conclusion can you draw about the dead person's ka?
The dead person's ka weighs the same and is as light as a feather.
22. Do you thin the dead person's akh will join the gods and goddesses in the afterlife? Why or why not?
The dead person's akh will join the gods and goddesses in the afterlife because the lightness of the ka reveals that he or she was a good person.
23. Why is it fitting that it was Seth who tore out Horus' eye?
It is fitting because Seth is the ancient Egyptian god of storms and chaos.
24. What does Horus see when he looks at his injured eye?
Horus sees Seth in the form of a black pig.
25. How did ancient Egyptian religious beliefs affect the daily life of ancient Egyptians?
Gods and goddesses represented elements of nature, such as rain, earth, and sky, which affected the livelihood of Egyptian farmers. They also represented parts of human society, such as marriage and health, and human beliefs in death and an afterlife. Ancient Egyptians believed that their souls would be weighed by Anubis after death. Only those judged worthy would be granted entry into the afterlife. The story of Horus illustrates how religion affected the diet of ancient Egyptians.