Chapter 3 Review
Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Section A: (10 matching for vocabulary terms - 20 points)
Be sure to know definitions for:
Section B: (12 Multiple Choice - 60 points)
Extra Credit
1. If the student completes notecards with the vocabulary word (10 words from Section A above) on the front and the definition on the back, they get 5/100 points added to their test.
2. If the student writes the response to the two short answer questions (Part C above) with the page number where they found their information, then they get 5/100 points added to their test.
Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Section A: (10 matching for vocabulary terms - 20 points)
Be sure to know definitions for:
- artisan
- astronomer
- cataract
- delta
- dynasty
- papyrus
- pharaoh
- pyramid
- regent
- silt
Section B: (12 Multiple Choice - 60 points)
- Around 4000 B.C. the first ______ appeared in the Nile River delta.
- The first pharaohs of the New Dynasty expanded Egypt’s (power/religion/farmland).
- Egyptian rulers governed their empire by maintaining _______ power over the people.
- Because ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt had (rich/poor/no/hardly any) farmland.
- Because of Nubia’s location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was a center for _______.
- The lives of the Egyptian peasants was greatly influenced by the planting ________.
- The greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes was _______ Upper and Lower Egypt.
- In ancient Egypt, a very important religious practice was to prepare the dead for the ________.
- To keep track of the kingdom’s growing wealth, ancient Egyptian’s began to use ________.
- The Nile River affected ancient Egyptian life by creating rich ___________ in the river valley.
- Ancient Egyptians astronomers studied the stars to predict the flooding of the ______ _________.
- In ancient Egypt, most of the people belonged to the social class of workers and _________.
- Explain the relationship between Egypt and Nubia. (8 points)
- Why was the Nile River so important to the lives of the ancient Egyptians? (6 points)
- What is one fact about the Nubian kingdoms of Kerma, Nepata, and Meroe? (6 points)
Extra Credit
1. If the student completes notecards with the vocabulary word (10 words from Section A above) on the front and the definition on the back, they get 5/100 points added to their test.
2. If the student writes the response to the two short answer questions (Part C above) with the page number where they found their information, then they get 5/100 points added to their test.