Egypt - Reading Street Grade 6 Unit 2, Story 5

What is the most important idea of the section Levels of Society?

• Farmers made possible the pharaoh's life of luxury

• Only a few Egyptians were able to live in luxury.

• Egyptian society has upper and middle class plus common people

• A boy could be come a scribe no matter what his social class.

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Based on the story, how do Egyptian women differ from American women

• They could not own property.

• They did not work outside the home.

• They could not inherit wealth

• They did not buy or sell goods.

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Which of the following was true of upperclass Egyptians and common Egyptians.

• They built homes around courtyards.

• They wore leather sandals.

• they believed in an afterlife.

• They wished to become artisans.

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Which statement best supports the idea that animals were very important to Egyptians?

• Pet cats were preserved and buried with their masters.

• Pictures of cats were drawn on walls.

• Paintings of animals have been discovered in tombs.

• Some animals were honored as gods.

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Which of the following was not an affect of the Egyptians' belief in life after death?

• developing heiroglyphics

• mummifying bodies

• constructing pyramids

• putting objects in tombs

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Which of the following was a direct result of Hyksos's influence on Egypt?

• construction of pyramids

• military skill

• construction of necropolises

• belief in life after death

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For which of the following generalizations did the author provide the best support?

• Every family wanted a son who would become a scribe.

• Egyptians wrote love poems.

• Egyptians loved games.

• Most people lived in simple houses.

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What was the author's purpose?

• to express

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

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The graphic on page 253 of Nefertari best illustrates which of the following ideas?

• The Egyptians' love of games.

• The Egyptians' use of hieroglyphics

• Upper-class Egyptians' life of luxury

• Egyptian women's use of jewelry

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Which of the following cannot be concluded from the map on page 260?

• Most cities in ancient Egypt were located near a river.

• Most location of famous temples and monuments were in Lower Egypt.

• During the New Kingdom, Egypt included more territory than during the Middle Kingdom.

• During the Old Kingdom, most Egyptians lived close to a source of water.

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