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World History 8th Ch 2 Test
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  • 1. a reed plant used to make sandals, baskets, river rafts, and paper
A) delta
B) dynasty
C) cataract
D) papyrus
E) hieroglyphics
  • 2. wild rapids found on the Nile River
A) hieroglyphics
B) cataract
C) dynasty
D) papyrus
E) delta
  • 3. the flower-like feature that is formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea
A) papyrus
B) hieroglyphics
C) dynasty
D) cataract
E) delta
  • 4. a line of rulers from one family
A) dynasty
B) delta
C) papyrus
D) cataract
E) hieroglyphics
  • 5. the Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols
A) cataract
B) dynasty
C) delta
D) hieroglyphics
E) papyrus
  • 6. a mountainlike stone structure used as a tomb
A) mummy
B) embalming
C) pharaoh
D) pyramid
E) deity
  • 7. a body wrapped in long strips of linen
A) embalming
B) pyramid
C) pharaoh
D) mummy
E) deity
  • 8. a god or goddess
A) pharaoh
B) pyramid
C) embalming
D) mummy
E) deity
  • 9. another name for an Egyptian king
A) deity
B) pyramid
C) embalming
D) mummy
E) pharaoh
  • 10. a process used in Egyptian royal burials
A) pyramid
B) mummy
C) pharaoh
D) embalming
E) deity
  • 11. the boy who became pharaoh at age 10
A) Thebes
B) Tutankhamen
C) tribute
D) Hatshepsut
E) incense
  • 12. forced payments made to the pharaoh by conquered peoples
A) Tutankhamen
B) tribute
C) incense
D) Hatshepsut
E) Thebes
  • 13. a material burned for its pleasant smell
A) Hatshepsut
B) incense
C) Thebes
D) Tutankhamen
E) tribute
  • 14. the Egyptian queen who ruled from 1503 B.C. to 1482 B.C.
A) incense
B) Thebes
C) Tutankhamen
D) tribute
E) Hatshepsut
  • 15. the capital city during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom period
A) Thebes
B) Tutankhamen
C) Hatshepsut
D) tribute
E) incense
  • 16. grassy plains
A) Piye
B) Meroë
C) Nubia
D) Napata
E) savanna
  • 17. a region that later became known as Kush
A) Meroë
B) Napata
C) Nubia
D) savanna
E) Piye
  • 18. capital city set up for a royal court, and resembling an Egyptian city
A) Napata
B) savanna
C) Meroë
D) Nubia
E) Piye
  • 19. the first city from which the first Kushite kings ruled
A) Piye
B) Napata
C) Nubia
D) savanna
E) Meroë
  • 20. founded a dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush
A) savanna
B) Piye
C) Nubia
D) Meroë
E) Napata
  • 21. The Nile River—the longest river in the world—is ____ miles long.
A) 4,000
B) 6,437
C) 1,046
D) 650
  • 22. How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?
A) They could now live in the desert.
B) They could grow papyrus.
C) They became successful farmers.
D) They developed geometry.
  • 23. Which answer best describes the type of government in Egypt after 3100 B.C.?
A) a strong village chief
B) a dynasty
C) a democracy
D) a city-state
  • 24. What shape does a diagram of Egypt’s social classes look like?
A) a sphere
B) cube
C) a pyramid
D) a cone
  • 25. In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?
A) economy and artisans
B) government and advances
C) natural defenses and floods
D) rivers and floods
  • 26. The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed
A) the leader was a deity.
B) the leader’s wealth meant power.
C) the leader was smart.
D) unity came from a strong leader.
  • 27. Ancient Egyptians studied the ____ to learn how to obtain life after death.
A) Book of Spells
B) Book of Prayers
C) Book of the Dead
D) Book of Life After Death
  • 28. The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to become specialists in the field of
A) medicine
B) astronomy
C) irrigation.
D) mathematics
  • 29. What was used to place the heavy stone blocks when building the pyramids?
A) sleds
B) block and tackle
C) ramps
D) barges
  • 30. The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh?
A) King Re
B) King Khufu
C) King Hapi
D) King Khafre
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