Chapter 6 Study Guide

 

Part 1:Multiple Choice
 

 

QUESTION 1  
 

Egyptian scribes kept records of taxes using a system of picture writing called

 

QUESTION 2  
 

Egyptian farmers were able to water their crops using

 

QUESTION 3  
 

In Egypt's Old Kingdom, in exchange for the objects they made for the pharaohs,craftworkers and artists would receive-

 

QUESTION 4  
 

During which phase (Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom or New Kingdom)could Egypt be best described as when Egypt "increased contact with other cultures"

 

QUESTION 5  
 

In ancient Egypt, who owned most of the land and farms?

 

QUESTION 6  
 

Name the Pharaoh: Woman pharaoh who organized a 2-year expedition to Punt, expanding trade beyond the Egyptian empire

 

QUESTION 7  
 

Name the Pharaoh: He was the first pharaoh who unified Egypt by overthrowing the King of Lower Egypt

 

QUESTION 8  
 

He studied the Hyksos and used their weapons to drive them back out of Lower Egypt.

 

QUESTION 9  
 

Name the Pharaoh: He ruled as the wealthy young "Boy King" from about the ages of 9 to 19

 

QUESTION 10  
 

Name the Pharaoh: He ordered the construction of the Great Pyramid

 

Part 2: Map Skills

 

Look at pages 154-155.

1. Which map would you use to determine the distance between Thebes and the Valley of the Kings?  A) Nile Valley or B)Thebes  How far is it? ___________

2. Which map would you use to determine the distance between Memphis and Thebes? A) Nile Valley or B)Thebes  How far is it? ____________________

3. What is one advantage of a large-scale map over a small-scale map?  ___________

 

Part 3: Writing

1. Describe how hieroglyphics developed in ancient Egypt and what it was mainly used for and how it changed Egyptian culture.

3. Look at a map of Egypt.  Where would you expect to find the best farmland? Explain.