Ancient Egypt

What is the geographic feature pictured above?

• Cataracts

• Jungle

• Delta

• Peninsula

Which of the following is NOT a way that geography influenced ancient Egypt?

• People had to leave the Zagros Mountains because there was not enough food.

• The cataracts made only the first 650 miles of the Nile River passable.

• The Mediterranean allowed Egyptians to trade throughout the ancient world.

• The Nile River served as an easy way to travel for the Egyptians.

Which of the following accurately describes the role the Sahara desert played in Egypt’s development?

• The Sahara provided an excellent place to grow crops.

• The Sahara was often called Kemet, or the “Black lands” because of its rich soil.

• The Sahara protected Egypt from invaders.

• The Sahara had a great deal of resources for Egypt to use.

Using the map “Major River Systems” identify which body of water is the river that most helped Egypt.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following pharaohs was associated with expanding Egyptian trade especially to South Africa?

• Hatshepsut

• King Tut

• Ramses II

• Akhenaton

Which of the following describes how a surplus affected the Egyptian economy?

• Ancient Egypt had a surplus of iron ore that they were able to trade with other cultures.

• The ancient Egyptian government controlled production and distribution of food to ensure they had a surplus to trade.

• Ancient Egypt had a surplus of lumber that they could trade to other cultures.

• Ancient Egypt’s used their surplus of slaves to go to war with other cultures.

A primary trade partner with ancient Egypt was the civilization from the modern country of Sudan.

• Nubia

• China

• Rome

• Greece

Many historians point to economics as the reason that ancient Egypt eventually fell, which best describes the argument as to why?

• Egyptians angered their neighbors but not trading with them, leading to them being conquered.

• Egypt failed because they could not produce their own iron ore which lead to them being conquered by groups such as the Romans with more advanced weaponry.

• Egypt failed because they were invaded by groups of warriors from all around them for their oil.

• Egypt failed because they let the slaves leave during Exodus.

Which of the following was NOT a resource in Egypt:

• Copper

• Stone: Marble, Quartz, and Limestone

• Papyrus

• Iron

This term means to have multiple rulers from one family:

• Pharaoh

• Delta

• Kemet

• Dynasty