Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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Which of the following best describes why Herodotus called Egypt the gift
of the Nile?
a. | Egypt was the country of many great rulers. | b. | Egypt was temperate
in its climate. | c. | The Nile River flowed from east to west. | d. | The Nile River
brought fertility and life to the region. |
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The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
a. | Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. | c. | Eastern Egypt and Western
Egypt. | b. | Mesopotamia. | d. | Nubia and Cairo. |
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Which of the following best defines delta?
a. | a series of rulers | c. | a series of rough rapids | b. | a triangle-shaped
area of land | d. | a ruler of a
great house |
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The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following
statements supports this fact?
a. | The geography supported various desert plants and birds. | b. | The geography
included many areas for hunters to hunt widely. | c. | The geography included areas for
farming. | d. | The geography helped to unify the country. |
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Which of the following describes why cataracts both helped and harmed
Egypt?
a. | Cataracts protected the people of Egypt but imprisoned their religious
leaders. | b. | Cataracts protected Egypt from invaders but prevented sailing on parts of the
river. | c. | Cataracts allowed farming to flourish but prevented animal
domestication. | d. | Cataracts allowed fishing to flourish but prevented farming from
occurring. |
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In what way does the flooding of the Nile affect the economy of Egypt?
a. | Flooding brings gold silt into Egypt. | b. | Flooding brings seeds into Egypt and increases
the production of crops. | c. | Flooding coats the land with a type of silt
that is ideal for farming. | d. | Flooding leaves a type of poison that is
dangerous and harmful to farming. |
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Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization
developed?
a. | Villages replaced towns. | b. | Farms grew into villages and then
cities. | c. | Cities broke off into scattered farms. | d. | Farms replaced cities and then
pyramids. |
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How did Egyptian farmers water their crops?
a. | They built a series of canals. | c. | They used cattle to carry
buckets. | b. | They built basins to hold water. | d. | They used
aqueducts. |
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Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s
location provide for early Egyptians?
a. | It had temples in which to worship. | b. | It had a rain forest in which to grow
fruit. | c. | It had natural barriers to protect against invaders. | d. | It had two dynasties
to celebrate religious traditions. |
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The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on
a. | merchants who helped build trade routes. | b. | priests who helped
build the temples. | c. | wealthy farmers who emerged as
leaders. | d. | wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders. |
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Who do historians believe to be Egypt’s first pharaoh?
a. | Menes | c. | Khufu | b. | Nubia | d. | Horus |
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Which of the following best defines dynasty?
a. | a collection of queens | c. | series of rulers from different families | b. | a collection of
kingdoms | d. | series of rulers
from the same family |
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The first pharaoh built a new capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta
called
a. | Nekhen. | c. | Pe. | b. | Memphis. | d. | Sinai. |
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The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize
a. | that the Nile River flowed two ways. | b. | that both farming and herding were
important. | c. | their joint rule with their respective queens. | d. | their rule over both
Upper and Lower Egypt. |
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The period in Egyptian history called the Old Kingdom is also known as
the
a. | Old Dynasty. | c. | Second Dynasty. | b. | Third Dynasty. | d. | First Dynasty. |
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Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease
struck?
a. | the farmers whose small villages were unclean | b. | the mummies whose
ka was disturbed | c. | the pharaoh who was both ruler and
god | d. | the dynasty that was in power |
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The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom was
a. | Horus. | c. | Menes. | b. | Sinai. | d. | Khufu. |
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Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the
Old Kingdom?
a. | need for government officials | c. | Sumerian
influences | b. | increase in farming | d. | increase in population |
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Which of the following best defines nobles?
a. | powerful artists of the kingdom | c. | people from rich and powerful
families | b. | powerful farmers of the kingdom | d. | people from neighboring
countries |
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Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a. | the afterlife | c. | the pharaohs | b. | the pyramids | d. | the heavens |
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Which of the following best defines ka?
a. | a temple’s spirit | c. | a person’s social
class | b. | a temple’s gods | d. | a person’s life force |
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How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
a. | The pharaohs’ families provided the costs. | b. | It collected taxes
from the people. | c. | It collected payments from Sumeria. | d. | The priests held religious
festivals. |
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Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
a. | Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies. | b. | Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring
countries. | c. | Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead. | d. | Egyptians buried
their dead in the river. |
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Pyramids are
a. | warehouses where surplus food is stored. | b. | temples where the
people are allowed to come and pray. | c. | stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides
that join a limestone roof. | d. | royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides
that meet in a point on top. |
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Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?
a. | because they reflected the sun god’s importance | b. | because they
reflected a pharaoh’s importance | c. | because they reflected the farmers’
importance | d. | because they reflected the priests’ importance |
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Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt to begin the New Kingdom?
a. | Ozti | c. | Ahmose of Thebes | b. | Ramses the Great | d. | Queen
Hatshepsut |
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By the 1400s BC, Egypt was the leading military power. Based on this fact, what
conclusion can you make about Egypt’s resources?
a. | It was a rich country. | b. | It was a poor country. | c. | Its resources were
being heavily taxed. | d. | Its resources were being sent to help other
countries. |
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What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New
Kingdom?
a. | Egypt’s defeat of the Sinai Peninsula | c. | Egypt’s conquest of distant
lands | b. | Egypt’s creation of an army | d. | Egypt’s creation of the
pyramids |
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Queen Hatshepsut increased trade in Egypt and
a. | fought the Hittites. | c. | supported the Sea Peoples. | b. | fought the
Hyksos. | d. | supported the arts
and architecture. |
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After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt
a. | created a professional army. | c. | destroyed all its
temples. | b. | created a Middle Kingdom god. | d. | disbanded the
scribes. |
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What job employed the most people in Egypt?
a. | merchant | c. | scribe | b. | farmer | d. | architect |
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Ramses the Great is best remembered
a. | for his ability as an artist. | b. | as a great scribe. | c. | for his untimely
death at the hands of Ahmose. | d. | as a great warrior and
builder. |
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Which of the following best defines hieroglyphics?
a. | Egyptian writing system | c. | paper-like
material | b. | Sumerian writing system | d. | four-sided pillar |
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How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of
hieroglyphics?
a. | It provided clues to Ramses’ tomb. | b. | It provided clues to
Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb. | c. | It provided paintings of various creation
stories. | d. | It provided a Greek text that matched the early Egyptian
writing. |
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Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside an Egyptian
temple?
a. | hieroglyphics | c. | paintings | b. | sphinxes | d. | sanctuary |
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Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a. | The tombs served as museums. | b. | The tombs were the private storage rooms of the
pharaoh. | c. | Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom. | d. | Egyptians believed
the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife. |
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Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in
Egyptian painting?
a. | Bodies are drawn realistically. | b. | Bodies are smaller than natural
size. | c. | Upper bodies are shown straight on, while heads and legs are seen from the
side. | d. | Upper bodies are seen from the side, while heads and legs are shown straight
on. |
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Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices
and beliefs?
a. | King Tutankhamen | c. | Ramses the Great | b. | Ahmose of Thebes | d. | Queen
Hatshepsut |
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Which of the following best defines sphinx?
a. | statue of an imaginary creature | c. | painting of a
goddess | b. | statue of a pharaoh | d. | painting of a pharaoh |
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40.
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All of the following are ancient documents that have been preserved for
centuries except
a. | government records. | c. | dictionaries. | b. | medical manuals. | d. | literary works. |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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The first pharaoh built a new capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta
called ____________________. (Sinai/Memphis)
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