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1. 
What word means "a reed plant that grew along the Nile used to make paper"?
A.
delta
B.
papyrus
C.
dynasty
D.
envoy
2. 
What word means "a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer waterr"?
A.
shadoof
B.
delta
C.
envoy
D.
papyrus
3. 
What word means "a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland at the end of a river"?
A.
cataract
B.
shadoof
C.
envoy
D.
delta
4. 
What word means "a government representative to another country"?
A.
envoy
B.
bureaucrat
C.
theocracy
D.
pharaoh
5. 
What word means "a line of rulers from one family"?
A.
pharaoh
B.
theocracy
C.
dynasty
D.
bureaucrat
6. 
Why was the Egyptian civilization able to develop peacefully?
A.
They traded with other civilizations.
B.
They had no army.
C.
They explored other areas to expand
D.
It was isolated by its surrounding geography
7. 
The Nile River's flooding could be described as
A.
random
B.
Just like the Tigris and Euphrates
C.
predictable
D.
It never flooded there.
8. 
How were Upper and Lower Egypt named?
A.
Their elevation
B.
Their location on the map
C.
Their distance from the Nile River
9. 
How did Egyptian farmers use the Nile's yearly flooding to their advantage?
A.
They stored water to use during the dry season.
B.
They created hieroglyphics.
C.
They lived in the desert.
D.
They harvested while it flooded.
10. 
Why was the Nile River so important to Ancient Egypt?
A.
Annual flooding made the soil fertile
B.
They used the water to irrigate their crops
C.
The river provided papyrus to make paper
11. 
Which statement describes the Egyptian pharaohs?
A.
They were believed to be gods.
B.
They had to go to school to become pharaoh.
C.
They were voted to be pharaoh.
D.
They learned how to farm when they were kids.
12. 
Why were pharaohs embalmed after they died?
A.
to protect and preserve their bodies for the afterlife
B.
to preserve their bodies for future students
C.
to protect their bodies from graverobbers
D.
to preserve their bodies for science
13. 
Who was Hatshepsut and why was she important?
A.
She was a Nubian princess who wrote books about Egypt
B.
She was an Egyptian queen that brought peace to Egypt
C.
She was a Kushite scholar who overthrew the pharaoh
14. 
How did the pharaoh Amenhotep try to reduce the influence of Egyptian priests?
A.
He started a new religion and began worship of the god Aton
B.
He tried to redirect the Nile River
C.
He moved the capital city to a new location
D.
He no longer allowed priests to be his advisers
15. 
Who was Tutankhamun?
A.
a boy who became pharaoh at a young age
B.
a Nubian prince who united Egypt
C.
a fictional character in an Egyptian myth
D.
a powerful god that controlled the Nile
16. 
What word describes ancient Egyptian religion?
A.
polytheistic
B.
monotheistic
C.
Christian
D.
atheistic
17. 
True or False: Girls were allowed to go to school in Ancient Egypt.
A.
True
B.
False
18. 
Who was the lowest class in ancient Egyptian society?
A.
peasants
B.
artisans
C.
pharaoh
D.
scribes
19. 
Where does the Nile River end and empty into?
A.
Mediterranean Sea
B.
Red Sea
C.
Arabian Desert
D.
cataracts
20. 
What word means "a government official"?
A.
bureaucrat
B.
theocracy
C.
dynasty
D.
cataract
21. 
What word means "waterfall or rapids in a river"?
A.
cataracts
B.
hieroglyphics
C.
delta
D.
papyrus
22. 
What word means "the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying"?
A.
embalming
B.
papyrus
C.
hieroglyphics
D.
papyrus
23. 
What word means "a government where the ruler is both a political and religious leader"?
A.
theocracy
B.
dynasty
C.
bureaucracy
D.
envoy