Because of Nubia’s location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was
a. the first sea empire.
b. a center for trade.
c. never very prosperous.
d. destroyed by the people of Kush.
b. a center for trade
100
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 a list of the pharaohs possessions each year.
a. use hieroglyphs.
100
The lives of the Egyptian peasants were greatly influenced by
a. their ability to read and write.
b. the study of astronomy.
c. the planting seasons.
d. their contact with merchants from other countries.
c. the planting seasons.
100
The first pharaohs of the New Kingdom expanded Egypt’s
a. universities.
b. armies.
c. religion.
d. farmland.
b. armies.
100
In ancient Egypt, a very important religious practice was to
a. worship one god.
b. travel to the west bank of the Nile each night.
c. prepare the dead for the afterlife.
d. worship the pharaoh’s children.
c. prepare the dead for the afterlife.
200
Egyptian rulers governed their empire
a. with the help of governors elected by the citizens.
b. by maintaining absolute power over the people.
c. by establishing dynasties that were unstable.
d. by establishing a democracy.
b. by maintaining absolute power over the people.
200
The greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes was
a. conquering the Nubians.
b. uniting Upper and Lower Egypt.
c. building a pyramid.
d. ruling the empire from Abu Simbel.
b. uniting Upper and Lower Egypt.
200
Around 6000 B.C., which of the following appeared in Nubia?
a. the first Egyptian artisans and miners
b. soldiers from Mesopotamia
c. hunting and fishing communities
d. traders from other countries
c. hunting and fishing communities
200
Because ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt had
a. rich farmland
b. poor farmland
c. no farmland
d. hardly any farmland
a. rich farmland
200
What happened when Nubians took control of trade routes by using iron weapons?
a. They made pyramids from metal instead of stone.
b. Meroë became rich.
c. They stopped spending time growing crops.
d. Meroë controlled an empire that extended into Europe.
b. Meroë became rich.
300
Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to
a. predict the flooding of the Nile River.
b. appoint the next pharaoh.
c. create new medicines from plants.
d. create a new writing system.
a. predict the flooding of the Nile River.
300
In ancient Egypt, most of the people belonged to the social class of
a. artisans.
b. merchants.
c. kings and nobles.
d. peasants.
d. peasants.
300
How did the ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
a. They believed in only one god.
b. They preserved the bodies of their dead.
c. They became famous warriors.
d. They did not think the bodies of the dead should be preserved.
b. They preserved the bodies of their dead.
300
Religion played an important part in Egyptian life by
a. encouraging Egypt to make peace with its neighbors.
b. destroying the power of the pharaoh.
c. explaining natural events to the people.
d. supporting a democratic government.
c. explaining natural events to the people.
300
Toward the end of the Old Kingdom, the government became
a. weak and divided.
b. bigger and more prosperous.
c. a target for conquering empires.
d. ruled by local merchants.
a. weak and divided.
400
The Egyptian pharaohs ruled with absolute power over
a. all the people in Africa.
b. only priests.
c. only slaves.
d. all Egyptians.
d. all Egyptians.
400
In about 5000 B.C., farming communities appeared
a. in both Egypt and Nubia.
b. in the delta of Upper Egypt.
c. in the deserts of Upper Egypt.
d. between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
a. in both Egypt and Nubia.
400
The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating
a. hot winds that blew across the land.
b. Lower and Upper Egypt.
c. rich farmland in the river valley.
d. a large desert.
c. rich farmland in the river valley.
400
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
What is regent
400
a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
What is astronomer
500
fine soil found on river bottoms
What is silt
500
a life after death
What is afterlife
500
plain at the mouth of a river
What is Delta
500
Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called ____.
What is papyrus
500
A series of rulers from the same family is called a(n) ____.