What is significant about the yearly flooding of the Nile Valley?

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Responses

The floods typically killed many people, making it hard to live in the valley; most people moved to the mountains above the riverbed.
The floods typically killed many people, making it hard to live in the valley; most people moved to the mountains above the riverbed.

It is the only geographic disadvantage of the area.
It is the only geographic disadvantage of the area.

It replenished the nutrients in the soil, making the valley very fertile.
It replenished the nutrients in the soil, making the valley very fertile.

It prompted the Egyptians to build enormous pyramids to escape the floodwaters.

What area of Egypt is known as “Upper Egypt?”
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Responses

The northern area
The northern area

The southern area
The southern area

The eastern area
The eastern area

The western area

The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom are significant because:
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Responses

they span the entire history of ancient Egypt
they span the entire history of ancient Egypt

they span the entire history of Egypt, from ancient times until the present
they span the entire history of Egypt, from ancient times until the present

they are the only periods of Egyptian history during which the pharaohs ruled the land
they are the only periods of Egyptian history during which the pharaohs ruled the land

they represent the periods of peace and prosperity during which the arts flourished the most

During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians invented and used ________________, a type of paper made from a plant by the same name.
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Responses

sarcophagus
sarcophagus

papyrus
papyrus

anubis
anubis

osiris

Which era of Egypt marked the appearance of the pyramids?
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Responses

The Central Kingdom
The Central Kingdom

The New Kingdom
The New Kingdom

The Old Kingdom
The Old Kingdom

The Middle Kingdom

For what purpose were the pyramids built?
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Responses

as temples devoted to the Egyptian gods and goddesses
as temples devoted to the Egyptian gods and goddesses

as barracks for the Egyptian armies
as barracks for the Egyptian armies

as tombs for the pharaohs
as tombs for the pharaohs

as natural barriers to keep out enemies

Which of the following religious beliefs of the Egyptians helps explain the construction of the pyramids?
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Responses

They worshipped the sun; therefore they build pyramids pointing directly at the sun.
They worshipped the sun; therefore they build pyramids pointing directly at the sun.

They believed in an afterlife in which the preservation of the body was important.
They believed in an afterlife in which the preservation of the body was important.

They believed that the ka – a person’s soul – would escape after death unless confined to a dark chamber within a pyramid.
They believed that the ka – a person’s soul – would escape after death unless confined to a dark chamber within a pyramid.

They believed that the gods could reside only in the most magnificent of temples.

In which of the following ways did Egyptian pharaohs differ from kings of other cultures?
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Responses

They were absolute rulers.
They were absolute rulers.

They were considered gods.
They were considered gods.

They were considered immortal.
They were considered immortal.

They passed their kingship to their sons.

Which of the following was NOT among the ways that the invention of papyrus helped to advance Egyptian society?
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Responses

It gave them a way to document and communicate important information.
It gave them a way to document and communicate important information.

It gave them a medium for artwork, writing, and government administration.
It gave them a medium for artwork, writing, and government administration.

It helped to preserve the body as part of the mummification process.
It helped to preserve the body as part of the mummification process.

It aided communication and collaboration on large building projects.