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Ancient Egypt Test

1. In a theocracy the power was given to ________________.


a) the military
b) the wealthy
c) religious leaders
d) an elected official
2. Which
a)
b)
c)
d)

type of a government did Ancient Egypt have ________________.


Republic
Theocracy
Totalitarian
Anarchy
Timeline of Events

Egypt

Mesopotamia

4200 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

Earliest recorded date in


history

Astrology begins

Origins of hieroglyphic
writing

Picture record-keeping

Step Pyramid at Saqqara


built by King Djoser

Legendary rulers like


Gilgamesh

3. According to the timeline in the year 2600 BCE fewer people ________________.
a) were building temples
b) were nomads
c) used a written language
d) kept records
4. Except for the area around the Nile River, Egypt is ________________.
a) desert
b) mountainous
c) marshland
d) forest
5. The head of the Egyptian government was the ________________.
a) Vizier
b) Scribe
c) Pharaoh
d) Nomarch

6.
In this scene from the grave of Ipui at Thebes, sailors are seen leaving the boat carrying sacks containing
grain. A woman is selling bread and possibly beer (top left), beside her a sailor is exchanging grain for
fish. On the right a buyer checks out a cake or a loaf of bread while beside him another is acquiring some
vegetables. Which type of a system is being used?
a) barter
b) capital
c) cash
d) credit

7.

Gay Miller

This writing is characteristic of ________________.


a) Mesopotamia
b) Ancient Egypt
c) Early Caveman
d) Greece
8. Which
a)
b)
c)
d)

invention had the greatest impact in the recording the pharaohs life in Ancient Egypt?
irrigation
plows
wheels
writing

9.
Color the Egyptian civilization.
10. Which
a)
b)
c)
d)

type of writing did the Egyptians use on temples and tombs?


Cuneiform
Greek Alphabet
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit

11.
Which land form is shown on the map?
a) mountains
b) waterways
c) deserts
d) continents
12. What is the main reason early cultures settled in specific physical environments?
a) for trading resources
b) physical features used in religious ceremonies
c) raw materials for weapons
d) resources to help with basic needs
13. What do Egyptian pyramids, pylons, and obelisks have in common?
a)
b)
c)
d)

All
All
All
All

were built of stone.


were used as tombs for the pharaoh.
had cuneiform writing carved on them.
were erected at entrances of temples.

14. What was the main reason for the Egyptians traded items such as a golden scarab amulet for textiles from
Mesopotamia?
a) Trading
b) Trading
c) Trading
d) Trading
area.

gave people work.


gave the Egyptians new foods to try.
helped the Egyptians make peace with other countries.
helped the people from Egypt gain goods and resources that were not available in their

15. pyramids
pharaohs
hieroglyphic
Sphinx
These
a)
b)
c)
d)

are most associated with ----Africa


Asia
Europe
North America

16. Frontalism is
a) a military formation with taller soldiers in the front
b) a type of writing in which scribes used only the front of papyrus
c) a type of art with faces from the side but torsos facing front
d) an Egyptian dance in which the arms were waved only to the front

BCE
3500

3200

Sumerians

2900

2600

2300

Akkadian Empire

17. Based
a)
b)
c)
d)

1700

1400

Babylonian Empire

3500-2340 BCE

Egyptian Empire

2000

2370-1900 BCE

1100

800

1900 - 1100 BCE

Assyrian

1100-612 BCE

3100-30 BCE

on the timeline one could conclude which of the following?


The Sumerian Empire was longer than the Egyptian Empire.
The Egyptian Empire lasted close to 3000 years.
The Egyptians had a more advanced empire than the Sumerians.
The Mesopotamians Empire came after the Egyptian Empire.

18.
The picture shows the Egyptians gathering papyrus. This plant was used ______________.
a) to make a paper-like material to make mats, sandals, rafts, and writing material
b) to make flour which was used in making breads and cakes
c) to make glues, pastes, and other adhesives
d) to make oils used in perfumes
19. Upper
a)
b)
c)
d)

and Lower Egypt were united by __________________.


Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Menes
King Tut

20. The Nile River helped the Egyptians in all of the following ways except __________________.
a) the Nile powered the waterwheels used to grind corn
b) the rich black soil covering the floodplain helped crops grow
c) the Nile was a water highway for the people
d) the Nile was constant source water in a desert land
21. Bonus
a)
b)
c)

- Upper Egypt is in the ________________.


North
South
East

500

d) West

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