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Answer Key

Complete the following test to the best of your ability without looking in your text books. Afterwards, check your answers. Which parts did you find hard? Focus carefully on

those parts when you are studying.

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Multiple Choice

Read the following questions. Clearly circle or highlight the correct answer.

1. What major landmark through the middle of Ancient Egypt was important to the country’s success?

a. The Egyptian Desertb. God’s Thumbc. The Nile Riverd. The Pyramids of Giza

2. Of the religions we’ve studied, the youngest is ____________.a. Buddhismb. Christianityc. Hinduismd. Sikhism

3. Which of the following is an example of a fruita. Tomatoesb. Lettucec. Onionsd. Spinach

4. Howard Carter discovered ____________’s tomba. Cleopatrab. Nefertitic. Amun Rad. Tutankhamen

5. What was the most likely cause of King Tut’s death?a. A knife in the backb. A diseasec. Birth defectsd. Poison

6. Which of the following religions are monotheistic?a. Islamb. Egyptian mythologyc. Greek mythologyd. None of the above

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7. Osiris was an important God to Ancient Egypt because he ____________.a. led the other godsb. protected the world from evil spiritsc. was ruggedly handsomed. rose from the dead

8. How many calories should an average 12 year old eat?a. 2300-2500 caloriesb. 2500-2600 caloriesc. 1200-1500 caloriesd. 1800-2000 calories

9. Isis was the goddess of ____________.a. motherhood and lifeb. death and the afterlifec. ward. the sun and the stars

10.Describing what a large purple bumblebee looks like is a great example of a ____________.

a. simileb. hypotheticalc. cultured. belief

11. What is silt?a. soil created in the heat of the desertb. a dark, rich soil left behind after the Nile floodedc. a plant used to make foodd. a type of vegetable

12.Which of the following is an example of a tomb?a. The Sphinxb. The Pharaoh’s palacec. The pyramidsd. None of the above

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13. Who was the final pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?a. Cleopatrab. Nefertitic. Hatshepsutd. King Tut

14.Who was the first pharaoh of Ancient Egypta. Cleopatrab. Ramsesc. Tutankhamend. Menes

15.The Rosetta Stone was used to ____________.a. translate and understand Egyptian hieroglyphicsb. create a new languagec. map the insides of pyramidsd. make the pyramids better

16.Which of the following is a part or example of a person’s culture?a. Foodb. Interestsc. Languaged. All of the above

17.What do atheists believe?a. There is no God.b. There are many Gods.c. There is only one God.d. There might be a God.

18.Which two religions come from a similar set of beliefs?a. Buddhism and Hinduismb. Christianity and Islamc. Islam and Judaismd. All of the above

19.According to the book, what makes English such a confusing language?a. English has been influenced by many cultures and languages.b. English has more vocabulary words than other languages.c. English has very complicated grammar rules.d. English isn’t confusing at all.

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20.A dynasty is ____________.a. a democratic systemb. a constitutional monarchy c. a monarchy where leaders come from the familyd. a military dictatorship where leaders come from the family

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Short Answer

Read the following questions. Answer all parts of the questions in full sentences. You will be marked for your ideas, not for your spelling and grammar.

1. Explain the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds. Please use examples below.

A voiced sound is a sound that uses you vocal chords when you speak. “Vase” is a word like that. Unvoiced sounds are words that don’t use the vocal chords. “Fuse” is an example.

2. What does “Gift of the Nile” mean?

In Egypt, the Nile River would rise and fall and leave behind silt. Silt is a thick black mud. The silt was used for a number of things that were incredibly important. Silt was used to make bricks, and it was used as soil to farm good crops. Because it was so versatile, it was considered a gift.

3. What is social stratification and how does it work? Use examples related to Egypt.

Social stratification is how people put other people in order in regards to their class. For example, (at the top is) Pharaoh > Nobles > Scribes and Craftspeople> farmers, Servants, and Slaves (who are placed at the bottom).

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4. What is the difference between a symbol and logo?

A symbol is a picture that represents something else and is often meaningful. A logo simply represents a company.

5. Compare and contrast two religions. Use examples to illustrate your point.

Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions but they have different names for “God.” Islam calls god “Allah,” but Christianity does not. Muslims study the Qur’an, but Christians study the Bible.

Hinduism and Buddhism are both very old religions. They practice spirituality. Hinduism and Buddhism believe in reincarnation. Hinduism believes a god called Braham. But, Buddhism believes in a powerful force (not a god), called Buddha.

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Matching

Look at the following vocabulary. Find the sentence or picture that matches each vocabulary word. Write the number beside the vocabulary word in the box next to the

definition or picture.

A person who reads and writes for other people.

Example: Braham split the lotus flower, making the heavens, earth, and the skies. .

An archeologist who studies Egypt.

Example: Length x Width

Example: He ran fast. He runs fast. He will run fast.

You need natron to do this.

A religion that believes in many different gods.

1. Scribe2. Creation Myth3. Verb Tense4. Culture5. Hieroglyphics

11. Polytheistic12. Multiculturalism13. Egyptologist14. Vegetables15. Desert

6. Area7. Papyrus Paper8. Tomb9. Symbol10.Mummification

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The shared symbols, language, religion, values and norms, laws, art and food of a particular group.

Plant parts that we eat.

A room where someone is buried.

Fill-in-the-blank

Read the following sentences. Choose the correct vocabulary words from the word-bank to complete the sentences and write them down. There are 15 vocabulary words.

You must use 10 of them.

1. If a sound uses the vocal cords, it is a __voiced________ sound.

2. Christianity is a ___monotheistic______ religion.

3. A person who believes in no gods is a(n) ____atheist_______.

4. I don’t understand this Japanese person. There is a __language barrier_____.

5. Do you know how tall that is? It measures 354 meters in __height_____.

6. There are 6 major ____religions______ around the world.

7. Your body needs _____calories ___ which it gets from food.

8. Using _papyrus__, Egyptians were able to write hieroglyphics.

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Dynasty height symbol flag

papyrus dairy language barrier language

polytheistic agnostic religions voiced

calories atheist English monotheistic

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9. _____Dairy_____ is one of the main food groups.

10.Nepal is the only country in the world that has a __flag__ without a rectangle shape.

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Application

Answer each question. Read the questions carefully.

1. Label the pyramid below showing the hierarchy of Uchon Elementary School.

Principal

administration

teacher

Student

2. The picture below shows one step in mummification. Look at the picture and describe what is being done and tell why.

The embalmer washes the body and uses spices and sweet wines or perfumes to make it smell better.

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4. Calculate the area of the triangle below.

5. Calculate the volume of the pyramid below.

6. In the box below, draw one example of a symbol and one example of a logo.

Logo

Nike

Symbol

Star of David

2 cm4 cm

3 cm

6 cm

3 cm

Area: ____________________

9cm2

Volume: _________________

8cm3

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7. (2 pts) Label the foods below according to their food group.

a.) Meats & Alternatives / Protein

b.) Vegetables