Module 3 Ancient Egypt

The location of Upper Egypt is......

• near the Nile Delta
• close to the source of the Nile River in the southern part
• near the northeastern part of the Red Sea
• in the eastern and southern Saharan region

Which physical feature contributed most to the population of Ancient Egyptian civilization?

• Sahara Desert
• Arabian Peninsula
• Nile River
• Atlas Mountains

The triangle shaped landform in Lower Egypt that touches the Mediterranean Sea is the.........

• Red Sea

• Nile Delta

• Arabian Peninsula

• Atlas Mountains

The modern country that is south of Egypt and is formerly known as Kush/Nubia is called........

• West Lebanon
• South Iraq
• East Iran
• North Sudan

A good reason that Nubia/Kush and Ancient Egypt had a flourishing economic relationship was due to......

• Nubia's close location to Egypt
• Egypt had access to a ship in order to travel across the Red Sea
• Kush and Egypt had a religious agreement
• Egypt had more military power

The fact that Meroe, which was the capital of Kush/Nubia had pyramids explained to historians that.......

• their religion was monotheistic (worshipping only one god)
• They were culturally influenced by Ancient Egypt
• The Nubians had a strong military
• The Nubians had more technology than Egypt

The Egyptians were led by a succession of dynasties. What is a dynasty?

• a hunting tribe
• a clan of merchants
• a group of officials
• a ruling family

In an Ancient Egyptian social class pyramid, the pharaoh.........

• had total power and was looked upon as a deity
• shared power with the priest
• made decisions with the merchants
• had to pass laws through the government first

In the mummification process, why did Egyptians weigh the heart after it was removed from the body?

• it determined their fate in the afterlife

• it explained the height and weight of the person

• it revealed whether the person was a slave or a priest

• the heavier the heart the more it cost the traders

Why did the Ancient Egyptians build the pyramids?

• to display Egypt as a world power
• to provide a place for dead pharaohs to enter the afterlife
• to have a royal palace in the king's honor
• to have a place of study for the priests