World History: Chapter 2

Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Which of the following was a collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife? a. The Dead Sea Scrolls c. The Book of the Dead b. Hieroglyphics d. The Book of Secrets 2. What is an embalmed body which has been wrapped in cloth strips? a. corpse c. incense b. mummy d. cadaver 3. Who was the chief god of the Egyptians? a. Bel c. Osiris b. Re d. Tutankhamen 4. Which of these was a result of the Nile River’s flooding? a. development of papermaking c. building of pyramid b. fertile soil d. development of new religions 5. What is the name of the longest river in the world? a. Amazon c. Yellow b. Nile d. Euphrates 6. Which of the following is the name of the Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols? a. hieroglyphics c. alphabet b. hierarchy d. cuneiform 7. What is the name of a reed plant used to make sandals, baskets, river rafts, and paper? a. petunias c. papyrus b. cat tails d. flax 8. What is the flower-like feature that is formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea called? a. delta c. dandelion b. doldrums d. daisy 9. What is the term used to describe a god or goddess? a. king c. clergy b. deity d. mystic 10. In which area of the world did the Egyptian civilization arise? a. the Nile River c. the Tigris-Euphrates River b. the Indus River d. the Huang He River 11. Who was the Egyptian boy who became a pharaoh at age ten and his tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922? a. Tutankhamen c. Hatshepsut b. Ramses II d. Ahmose 12. Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion? a. Amenhotep c. Thebes b. Ramses II d. Osiris 13. What type of payment did conquered people send to the pharaoh? a. taxes c. tribute b. ransom d. surveys 14. What is it called when power is passed within a family line? a. reign c. delta b. dynasty d. clan 15. Which term is another name for an Egyptian king? a. mummy c. deity b. pharaoh d. president 16. Why did the Egyptians willingly serve their all-powerful leader? a. because they believed unity came from a strong leader b. because they believed the leader was a deity c. because they believed the leader’s wealth meant power d. because they believed the leader was smart 17. Which king drove the Hyksos out of Egypt? a. Amenhotep c. Amon Re b. Meroë d. Ahmose 18. What was the Egyptian invention that prevented the pharaoh’s body from decomposing? a. mummy c. pyramids b. surveying d. embalming 19. Which of the following is the name for the wild rapids found on the Nile River? a. delta c. dam b. avalanche d. cataract 20. How could the Nile River’s flooding be described? a. cataclysmic c. gentle and dependable b. destructive d. rare 21. What are the forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered people? a. tribute c. taxes b. surveys d. ransom 22. The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which pharaoh? a. King Khufu c. King Hapi b. King Khafre d. King Re 23. The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was which of the following? a. Sahara c. Red Sea b. cataracts d. Sudan 24. What could a person hope to obtain by studying the Book of the Dead? a. wisdom c. the after life b. riches d. eclipse 25. What is a mummy? a. an embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips c. a native fish of the Nile River b. the pharoah’s family d. the emperor’s mother The following 3 questions refer to the above chart.

26. Which is NOT a similarity between Egypt and Mesopotamia? a. located along river(s) c. a written language b. flat plains d. farming and trade 27. Which advancement did Egypt make? a. 365-day calendar c. cuneiform writing b. number system based on 12 d. sailboat 28. Which of the following describes Mesopotamia’s floods? a. dependable and regular c. unpredictable but safe b. dependable and not regular d. unpredictable and threatening 29. What is a line of rulers that passes power within a family called? a. delta c. dynasty b. scimitar d. reign The following 3 questions refer to the above map.

30. Approximately how wide does the Nile Delta become at its mouth? Use the map scale to help you. a. 50 miles c. 300 miles b. 100 miles d. 200 miles 31. In which part of Egypt are the Great Pyramid and Sphinx located? a. Lower Egypt c. Nubia b. Upper Egypt d. Western Desert 32. Which of the following is farthest north? a. Nubia c. Second Cataract b. Cairo d. Upper Egypt 33. What shape does a diagram of Egypt’s social classes look like? a. a pyramid c. a sphere b. a cube d. a cone 34. This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt’s economy. a. Hatshepsut c. Thutmose II b. Nefertiti d. Ramses II 35. Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples and is known for being the most effective pharaohs during the New Kingdom period? a. Seti I c. Tutankhamen b. Amenhotep IV d. Ramses II 36. Why was Napata a favorable location for trade? a. There were many merchants and artisans in the city. b. A strong army afforded protection from bandits. c. A powerful king ruled the city. d. Trade caravans crossed the upper Nile there. 37. What did ancient Egyptians study to learn about obtaining life after death? a. Book of Spells c. Book of Life After Death b. Book of the Dead d. Book of Prayers 38. This term describes a material burned for its pleasant smell? a. perfume c. incense b. embalming d. papyrus

Herodotus said “The Nile, when it floods, spreads over not only the Delta but parts of what are called Libya and Arabia for two days’ journey in either direction, more or less. . . .This that I have mentioned was the subject of my persistent asking why, and also why it is that it is the only river that has no breezes blowing from it.” —Herodotus, The History, 2.19

The following 3 questions refer to the above reading.

39. How far could one walk before finding the end of the Nile’s flood? a. two miles c. two leagues b. two weeks’ journey d. two days’ journey 40. What lands beside Egypt does the Nile flood? a. Mesopotamia c. Libya and Arabia b. Ethiopia d. Narmer