Name Class Date MULTIPLE CHOICE Read each statement or question. On the lines below write the letter of the best answer. 1. 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. 2. Which of the following statements supports the fact that the Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement? 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. 3. 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 4. Which of the following best defines nobles? a. powerful artists of the kingdom b. powerful farmers of the kingdom c. people from rich and powerful families d. people from neighboring countries 5. 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
Name Class Date 6. What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom? a. Egypt s defeat of the Sinai Peninsula b. Egypt s creation of an army c. Egypt s conquest of distant lands d. Egypt s creation of the pyramids 7. What job employed the most people in Egypt? a. merchant b. farmer c. scribe d. architect 8. 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. 9. 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 Greek text that matched the early Egyptian writing. 10. 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. 11. 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.
Name Class Date PRACTICING SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS Study the map below and answer the question that follows. 1. What was the northernmost city of the New Kingdom? a. Byblos b. Ugarit c. Napata d. Timma FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word in the word pair that best completes the sentence. 1. Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a, a triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river. (delta/cataract) 2. Egyptians believed that a person s left the body and became a spirit after death. (sarcophagus/ka)
Name Class Date 3. A powerful pharaoh reunited the around 2050 BC. (Middle Kingdom/New Kingdom) 4. wrote and copied religious and literary texts. (Artisans/Scribes) 5. In Egyptian art, were usually drawn realistically. (animals/people) TRUE/FALSE Read the FALSE statement below. Replace each underlined word with one from the word bank that makes each sentence TRUE. Egypt elite Mediterranean Sea Old Kingdom Rosetta Stone 1. Menes was called the gift of the Nile because it allowed the region to thrive. 2. The Nile Valley made it difficult for other countries to invade Egypt. 3. The Third Dynasty began the period in Egyptian history called the New Kingdom. 4. Only members of Egypt s dynasty could afford to have mummies made. 5. The discovery of the sphinxes was the key historians needed to read hieroglyphics.
Name Class Date MATCHING Read each description. On the lines below, write the letter of the term or place that best matches each description. 1. Egypt s first pharaoh 2. imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human 3. pharaoh best known for monuments built to him 4. specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth 5. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes 6. kingdom south of Egypt 7. a long-lasting, paperlike material made from reeds 8. a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top 9. rapids along a river 10. pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years a. Khufu b. Kush c. sphinx d. obelisk e. engineering f. cataracts g. Menes h. papyrus i. Ramses the Great j. mummies