Egypt Lesson 1 Practice Quiz

This was the first capital of the united Egypt.

• Giza

• Memphis

• Nekhen

• Sumer

How did Egypt's location help it to become a civilization?

• Because it was near other cultures, it adopted the beliefs of other religions.

• Because it was close to the other powerful empires, it was constantly conquered.

• Because it was shielded by deserts, it was protected from invasion.

• Because it was along a major river, it was destroyed many times by massive flooding.

Along which river did Egyptian civilization develop?

• Nile

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Mediterranean Sea

This is the longest river in the world.

• Delta

• Cataracts

• Nile

• Menes

______ is considered the Northern region of Egypt.

• Lower Egypt

• Upper Egypt

• Cataracts

• Valley of the Kings

The rocky, hilly land of Egypt caused ___________, or steep rapids to form.

• Lower Egypt

• Cataracts

• dynasty

• Nile

A triangle shaped area of land created from the deposited soil at the end of a river is called a ______.

• Menes

• Cataracts

• Nile

• Delta

Without annual __________, people could have never settled in Egypt.

• Cataracts

• Flooding

• Nile

• Delta

Around 3100 B.C. a leader named ______ rose to power in Upper Egypt.

• Pharaoh

• Menes

• Lower Egypt

• Cataracts

A _______ is a term for a leader in Egypt.

• Upper Egypt

• Pharaoh

• Lower Egypt

• Delta