1. 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Geography Old Kingdom Middle and New Kingdom Egyptian Achievements Miscellaneous

2. Why did Herodotus call Egypt “the gift of the Nile?”

3. The Nile River brought fertility and life to the region

4. Why was the Nile River Valley well suited for settlement?

5. The geography included areas for farming

6. True or False: Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because it never flooded.

7. False

8. True or False: The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt.

9. True

10. Rapids along a river were called…

11. Cataracts

12. Who would be blamed if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

13. The Pharaoh

14. Which of the following best describes nobles?

15. People from rich and powerful families

16. Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?

17. It reflected the Pharaoh’s importance

18. Who was Egypt’s first pharaoh?

19. Menes

20. Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth are called…

21. Mummies

22. What factors contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

23. Egypt’s conquest of distant lands

24. What job employed most people in Egypt?

25. Farmer

26. True or False: Slaves in Egypt had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom.

27. True

28. Pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years

29. Ramses the Great

30. Ramses the Great is best remembered

31. As a great warrior and builder

32. True or False: Historians and archaeologists did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone was discovered.

33. False

34. How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study if hieroglyphics?

35. It provided a Greek text that matched the early Egyptian writing.

36. A long-lasting, paper- like material made from reeds

37. papyrus

38. Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human

39. sphinx

40. Why were the tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

41. Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

42. Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian painting?

43. Upper bodies are shown straight on, while heads and legs are seen from the side.

44. True or False: The Third Dynasty began the period in Egyptian history called the Old Kingdom.

45. True

46. The pharaoh best known for monuments built to him is

47. Khufu

48. The Kingdom to the south of Egypt

49. Kush

50. A tall. Four-sided pillar that is pointed on top is a

51. obelisk