The Ancient World – Chapter 3 Test

Directions: Fill in the circle of the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question, or write
the correct answer in the space provided. Be sure to restate the question if necessary.

1. The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating

a. hot winds that blew across the land
b. Lower and Upper Egypt
c. rich farmland in the river valley
d. a large desert

2. A powerful Egyptian ruler was called a ___.

a. artisan
b. pyramid
c. pharaoh
d. papyrus

3. Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule is called a ___.
a. silt
b. regent
c. cataract
d. artisan

4. Because ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt had
a. poor farmland
b. rich farmland
c. no farmland
d. no water

5. Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to

a. create a new writing system
b. create new medicines from plants
c. appoint the next pharaoh
d. predict the flooding of the Nile River

6. Because of Nubia’s location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was

a. the first sea empire
b. a center for trade
c. never very prosperous
d. destroyed by the people of Kush

7. How did the ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death?
a. they believed in only one god
b. they preserved the bodies of their dead
c. they became famous warriors
d. they did not think the bodies of the dead should be preserved

8. It what direction does the Nile River flow?

a. north
b. south
c. east
d. west
9. The Egyptian pharaohs ruled with absolute power over
a. all the people in America
b. only priests
c. only slaves
d. all Egyptians

10. What was the kingdom of Meroe known for?

a. being a small, isolated community
b. learning to make iron weapons and tools
c. great coronations of Nubian kings
d. having a powerful army that recaptured Egypt

11. Explain why the ancient Egyptians called parts of their land the “Black Land” and parts of their land
the “Red Land”? Be sure to describe the characteristics of each one. (worth four points)

12. A series of rulers in the same family is called a ___.

a. dynasty
b. papyrus
c. afterlife
d. delta

13. The greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes was

a. conquering the Nubians
b. uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
c. building a pyramid
d. learning to shoot a bow and arrow

14. What are the two main sources of the Nile River?
a. Upper Nile and Lower Nile
b. First Nile and Second Nile
c. Egyptian Nile and Nubian Nile
d. Blue Nile and White Nile

15. Explain why the Nile River was so important to the lives of the ancient Egyptians? (worth two
points)

16. Which ruler of Egypt ruled as a child and died at age 18?
a. Tut
b. Menes
c. Hatshepsut
d. Thutmose III

17. The preserved body of a dead person is called a

a. pyramid
b. Giza
c. mummy
d. afterlife

18. What group made up the lowest class on the social pyramid?
a. pharaohs
b. peasants
c. merchants and artisans
d. priests, pharaoh’s court, and nobles
 19. Describe at least two accomplishments of Menes, one of the rulers of Egypt. (worth three points)

20. When did the planning for a pharaoh’s tomb begin?

a. when he was born
b. after he was crowned
c. when he died
d. just before the Nile flooded

Use the map below to answer questions 21-24.

21. What major bodies of water does this map show?

a. Libyan Desert and Arabian Desert
b. Nile River and Tigris River
c. Thebes and Napata
d. Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

22. What island city did Egyptians travel to in the Mediterranean Sea?
a. Napata
b. Knossos
c. Kadesh
d. Thebes

23. Which direction would an Egyptian trader travel to get from Giza to Kadesh?
a. west
b. northeast
c. southwest
d. east
24. What map feature is shown by a thick black line?
a. cities
b. Egyptian trade routes
c. Egyptian empires
d. oceans

25. What did the Egyptians believe about the region on the west bank of the Nile?
a. only thieves lived there
b. it was the best place for growing crops
c. only elephants lived there
d. they thought of the west as the land of the dead

26. Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called ___.
a. papyrus
b. pyramid
c. cataract
d. silt

27. What are the names of the three ancient Nubian kingdoms?
a. Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt, and Middle Egypt
b. Kerma, Kermit, and Miss Piggy
c. Kerma, Napata, and Meroe
d. Upper Nubia, Lower Nubia, and Middle Nubia

28. Egyptian women

a. were the property of their husbands
b. were barred from working the harvest
c. were not allowed an occupation
d. had most of the rights that men had

29. What tells us about the every day life of the ancient Egyptians?
a. oral traditions
b. tomb and temple paintings
c. parchment scrolls
d. Sirius

30. Which statement is true about Hatshepsut?

a. she was a great military conqueror
b. she had proclaimed herself pharaoh
c. she was the last pharaoh of Egypt
d. the empire fell apart during her reign

31. Would it have been easy for enemies to come into ancient Egypt and attack? Why or why not?
(worth three points)

32. In the Nubian section of the Nile, the river contains many rock-filled rapids called ___.
a. silt
b. cataracts
c. deltas
d. regents
33. Why were workers willing to do the dangerous, difficult work of building pyramids?
a. they believed in Aton
b. they wanted to ensure the pharaoh’s place in the afterlife
c. they wanted to live in the workers’ village
d. they enjoyed the physical challenges

34. What is the name of the most well known pyramid, which was built for the pharaoh Khufu?
a. Great Pyramid
b. Big Pyramid
c. Tiny Pyramid
d. Holy Pyramid

35. What does dehydrated mean?

a. to dry out
b. to add water to
c. to fall over
d. to go to bed

36. How many pyramids, that are known about today, were built in Ancient Egypt?
a. 70
b. 8
c. 25
d. 80

**BONUS QUESTION** (worth one point)

1. What is Ra the god of?

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