AncientEgyptUnitTestGrade:/40

Name:__________________________________Date:______________________
MultipleChoice:Circlethebestanswerforeachquestion/statement(1pointeach=13 points)

1. Anexampleofafemalepharaohwas
A.Anatolia B.Hatshepsut C.Horus D.Nefertiti

2. WhatdidthedeltaoftheNileRiverprovideEgyptians?
A.fertilesoilforgrowingcrops B.protectionfrominvaders C.regularrainfall D.traderoutetotheMediterraneanSea

3. Egyptiansbuiltpyramidsbecausethey
A.desiredtopleasethegods B.hopedtoimpresslatercivilizationswiththeirbuildings C.wantedtoprotectthedeadpharaohsbodies D.wishedtohonortheachievementsoftheirleaders

4. WhatwasthemainfocusofHatshepsutsrule?
A.buildingpyramids B.conqueringnewterritory C.developingtrade D.preparingfortheafterlife

5. HowweretheKushitesdifferentfromtheEgyptians?
A.Theybuilttemplesandtombsfortheirkings B.Theyproducedlargeamountsofiron C.TheysailedtheNiletoreachfarawaytradingpartners D.Theyusedasystemofwritingwithhieroglyphics

6. Whowasthesungod?
A.Hapi B.Osiris C.Re D.Thoth

7. WhatwasOsirisresponsiblefor?
A.Buildingthesphinx B.GivingEgyptianslawsandteachingthemtofarm C.TheNileRiver D.UnitingUpperandLowerEgypt

8. WhowasmarriedtoOsiris?
A.Cleopatra B.Hapi C.Isis D.Thoth

9. Thetempleusedforritualsbeforethekingwasburiedwascalledthe
A.GrandGallery B.KingsBurialChamber C.Mastaba D.ValleyTemple

10. Nubianvillagesformedintowhatkingdom?
A.Kerma B.Kushite C.Mittani D.Phoenician ReadthepoembelowdescribingthevictoryofKingRamsesIIovertheHittitestoanswer questions11and12: ThentheKingspake[spoke]tohissquire, Halt!takecourage,charioteer, Asasparrowhawkswoopsdownonhisprey SoIswoopuponthefoe[enemy],andIwillslay. fromPentatur:TheVictoryofRamsesIIOvertheKhita

11. WhichwordbestdescribesRamsesasheisdepictedinthepoem?
A.birdlike B.courageous C.innocent D.uncertain

12. HowmighttheEgyptianshavereactedtothispoem?
A.Itmadethemafraidoftheirking B.ItmadethemfeelproudtobeEgyptian C.Itmadethemregretgoingtowar D.Itmadethemworryaboutlosingtotheenemy

13. Basedontheimagebelow,whatcanbesaidaboutEgyptiansociety?

A.Farmersoutnumberedunskilledworkers B.PriestsandnoblesweretherulersofallEgyptians C.Womenhadequalstatustomen D.Thesocialstructurewasahierarchy Fillintheblank:Choosethecorrectvocabwordtocompleteeachsentence(1point each=15points) cataracts mastabas nomes pyramids StepPyramid delta Menes papyrus RosettaStone tributes hieroglyphics mummification pharaohs sphinx Tutankhamen

1. Theearliesttombsofthepharaohsweresimplebrickstructurescalled
________________________.

2. Egyptiankingswereknownas__________________________. 3. ThetwodividedkingdomsofEgyptinitsearlyhistorywascalled
_____________________bytheGreeks.

4. Probablythemostfamouspharaohduetothetreasurefoundinhistombis
_____________________. 5. Egyptianpaperwasmadeof________________________.

6. The_________________________helpedbreakthecodeindecipheringEgyptian
writing. 7. Egyptiansused_________________________fortheirwrittenlanguage. 8. Djoserbuiltthe________________________,theprecursortopyramidsandprobably thefirststructuretobebuiltentirelyofstone. 9. ThefanshapedareawheretheNilerunsintotheMediterraneanSeaisthe _______________________region. 10. PaymentofconquerednationstoEgyptwere_________________________. 11. Theprocessof_________________________preservedthebodiesofpharaohsfor thousandsofyears. 12. ThefirstpharaohofEgyptwhounitedthetwokingdomsofEgyptwas ____________________. 13. Largetriangulartombsofsomepharaohsare_________________________. 14. RapidsinthesouththatpreventedtheNilefrombeingusedtoinvadeEgyptare ____________________. 15. Astatuewiththeheadofaman,ram,orhawk,yetthebodyofalioniscalleda ____________________. ShortResponse:Answerthefollowingquestionsusingthreetofivesentences

1. TheEgyptiandynastiesweredividedintothreeperiods.Whatweretheirnamesandwhy
weretheydivided?(4points)

2. DescribetwowaysthattheweatherandclimateinancientEgyptaffectedtheplantlife
thatgrewinancientEgypt.Besuretoincludespecificexamplesoftheweatherand climateandtheplantlife.(4points)

3. TheancientEgyptianscreatedmanyinventionsthatwestillusetoday.Nametwoancient
Egyptianinventionsandtellhowthoseinventionsareusedinmoderntimes.(4points)

ExtraCredit:Listthetenplaguesdoesnotneedtobeinorder(halfpointforeachone listed)Thiswillbetaughtinthenextchapter,butitwillgivemeanunderstandingofwhatyou mayormaynotknowgoingintoChapter6.