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Egyptian Culture And Geography 2
Egyptian Culture And Geography 2
100

How did social classes impact the rule of law in Ancient Mesopotamia? 

People with low social classes received harsh punishments for crimes and rich people were able to pay their way out. 

100

What was the name of the river that the Egyptians used for survival?

The Nile River 

100

. How did ancient Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert? 

  • The desert had good land for growing crops.
  • The desert made trade and travel easy.
  • The desert offered protection from invaders.
  • The desert had plants sheep could graze on.


The desert offered protection from invaders

100

Which city is the home of the Great Pyramid of Khufu?

 

  • Giza
  • Cairo
  • Aswan OR
  • Esna

Giza

100

What did ancient Egyptians do with the organs of the Pharaoh's? 

Stored them in canopic jars. 

200

Who was the king of Ancient Babylon around 1754 BCE?

King Hammurabi 

200

Name one of the seasons of Ancient Egypt. 

Akhet, Peret, Shemu

200

What was the name of the plant that the Egyptians used to make paper, baskets and sandals?

Papyrus

200

All of the following achievements were possible as a result of the annual Nile River flooding EXCEPT: 

  • Calendar
  • Geometry
  • Cuneiform
  • Plow

Cuneiform 

200

Which organ did Ancient Egyptians believe should stay in the deceased person's body? 

The heart 

300

What were Hammurabi's laws called? 

Hammurabi's code

300

What did Egypt and Mesopotamia have in common, as far as their geographical location?

They both had to use water from rivers for survival. 

300

The Nile River made it easy for the Egyptians to ___________ and _____________  with other civilizations. 

  • Fight and conquer
  • Trade and communicate
  • Barter and Attack
  • Interact and Infiltrate

Trade and Communicate 

300
  • Which of the following does not border Egypt?
  • The Jordan River
  • Red Sea
  • Sudan
  • Libya

The Jordan River

400

Finish this quote from Hammurabi..."An eye for..."

"an eye." 

400

How did ancient Egyptians benefit when the Nile River flooded? 

  • The floods made it easier to keep enemies away.
  • The floods helped the leaders to stay in power.
  • The floods left silt behind that was good for farming.
  • The floods kept the two civilizations separate from each other.
  • The floods left silt behind that was good for farming.
400

 The ancient Egyptians recognized two areas of land in their country. The _________ was the name for the fertile land that touched the river and the _______________ was the name for the barren desert. 

  • Black Land and Red Land
  • Red Land and Tan Land
  • Yellow Land and Fertile Land
  • Silt Land and Rich Land

Black Land and Red Land 

400

What is the capital of Egypt?

Cairo

500

If a house maker built a house and it fell down and killed the home owners son, what would happen, according to Hammurabi's Law/Code?

The house maker's son would be killed.

500

When the Nile flooded, the Egyptians believed that a goddess was crying over her husband Osiris. What was that goddesses name?

Isis

500
  • Which of the following is true about the Nile River Valley?
  • The land was not fertile because it was so dry and hot
  • The Mediterranean Sea was not a positive aspect of the valley
  • The land was filled with fertile silt from the overflowing river
  • The valley was surrounded by hills everywhere, making it bad for farming

The land was filled with fertile silt from the overflowing river

500

Egypt was divided into two parts, what were those parts called. 

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.