Stone Age/Ancient Egypt Test
- 1.What are the 3 reasons why the Egyptians considered the Nile River a gift from the Gods? Which reason do you feel was the most important to the Ancient Egyptians in their survival and growth? Why?
- 2.Describe how early man settled in one location, creating villages/city-states. You must use the terms nomads, domestication, agriculture, and water source
- 3.Which continent is the Nile River located on?
- A.
North America
- B.
South America
- C.
Africa
- D.
Europe
- 4.Which best describes the climate (weather) of Egypt?
- A.
Hot, dry deserts with little to no rainfall
- B.
Cold and rainy
- C.
Warm and mountainous
- D.
None of the above
- 5.Which was a reason why the Egyptians believed the Nile River was a gift?
- A.
It provided a water source
- B.
They used the river for transportation
- C.
The river deposited fertile soil, allowing farming to take place
- D.
All of the above
- 6.According to the Egyptian calendar, which season saw the picking of the crops?
- A.
Inundation
- B.
Emergence
- C.
Harvest
- D.
None of the above
- 7.According to the Egyptian calendar, which season saw the Nile flood?
- A.
Inundation
- B.
Emergence
- C.
Harvest
- D.
None of the above
- 8.According to the Egyptian calendar, which season saw the deposit of the fertile soil onto the land?
- A.
Inundation
- B.
Emergence
- C.
Harvest
- D.
None of the above
- 9.Which best describes Ancient Egyptian religion?
- A.
They worshipped monotheistic and believed in no afterlife
- B.
They were polytheistic and believed in life after death
- C.
They were polytheistic but believed that there was no life after death
- D.
None of the above
- 10.Afterlife can be defined as...
- A.
Life after death
- B.
Death after life
- C.
Being put in a tomb
- D.
All of the above
- 11.The process in which a dead body is preserved in order for that individual to go into the afterlife is called
- A.
Afterlife
- B.
Polytheism
- C.
Monotheism
- D.
Mummification
- 12.Monotheism is...
- A.
The belief in multiple gods
- B.
The belief in no gods
- C.
The belief in one god
- D.
None of the above
- 13.Polytheism is...
- A.
The belief in many gods
- B.
The belief in no gods
- C.
The belief in one god
- D.
None of the above
- 14.Egyptian Hieroglyphics were...
- A.
The official language of the Ancient Egyptians
- B.
Pictures and symbols that represented letters and sounds
- C.
Religious symbols
- D.
All of the above
- 15.Which best describes the reason why the Egyptians built the pyramids
- A.
As monuments to the Gods
- B.
As museums to keep Egyptian culture alive
- C.
As houses for the Gods
- D.
As tombs for their rulers
- 16.What did the Egyptians call their king?
- A.
King
- B.
Pharoah
- C.
En
- D.
Emperor
- 17.Which best describes the definition of cosmology?
- A.
How people viewed the heavens
- B.
How people viewed the universe and how they fit in that universe
- C.
How people viewed outer space and how they fit there
- D.
None of the above
- 18.Which best describes the attitudes of ancient people when it came to religion?
- A.
The Gods had complete control over their lives or destinies.
- B.
The Gods were powerful, but humans knew more than the Gods
- C.
The Gods controlled only portions of their lives
- D.
All of the above
- 19.A mythology is...
- A.
A story that explains mankind
- B.
A story that may explain natural events
- C.
A story that explains the early history of people
- D.
Both answers B and C
- 20.The movie Atlantis is a perfect example of this
- A.
Mythology
- B.
Religion
- C.
Dynasty
- D.
Deity
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