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Academic Year 20.23 / 2024
Social Studies 2nd trimester Social Studies
Grade 7
Revision sheet – 2023 /2024
L. 1 Geography of the Nile
L. 2. Rulers of Egypt

Name /______________ Gr.7:____ Date _____/12/2023


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A. Question: * Define :
A- Nubia: an ancient region in the Nile River Valley on the site of
present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
B- A delta: a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is
deposited by flowing water.
C- Silt: fine soil found on river bottoms.
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B. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1-Between the first and second cataracts was…………….


Lower Nubia
Upper Nubia.
2- Between the first and second cataracts was _______________.
a- Lower Nubia
b- Upper Nubia
c- The Delta

3-The Nile River flows north from its sources in


_________________ Africa to the Mediterranean Sea.
a- South
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b-
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c- West

4-The White Nile and the Blue Nile meet in the present-day
country of ______________.
a- Uganda
b- Ethiopia
c- Sudan

5-A _______________________is a plain at the mouth of a


river.
a- cataract
b- silt
c- delta

6-_____________________ is fine soil on the bottom of the


Nile River.
a- Delta
b- Silt
c- Cataract

7-The _________________ shielded Egypt and Nubia from


foreign attacks.
a- hot sands
b- cataracts
c- Nile River

8-Kemet means ___________________


a. the black land
b. the red land
c. Plateaus

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9-The Nubians carried goods from ____________and Nubia


into Egypt and southwestern Asia and brought other goods
back.

a. central Africa
b. South Africa
c. Western Africa

10- ______________________ is someone who rules for a


child until the child is old enough to rule.
a- An absolute power
b- A pharaoh
c- A regent

11- __________________is a complete control over someone


or something.

a- Pharaoh
b- Regent
c- Absolute power

12. ___________________is a series of rulers from the same


family or ethnic group.
a- Absolute power
b- Dynasty
c- Kingdom

13. Hatshepsut refused to be regent; she had herself named


pharaoh and ruled Egypt for _________________years.

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b- 21
c- 35

14. _________________was the first ruler of Egypt’s first


dynasty. He united Upper and Lower Egypt.

a- Thutmose III
b- Menes
c- Tutankhamun

The pharaohs of the …………………………… spent money -15


on public works projects such as building construction and
.irrigation

a- Old Kingdom
b- Middle Kingdom
c- New Kingdom

Thutmose III led the army in wars against …………………… -16


.and Phoenicia in Southwest Asia

A-Mesopotamia
b- Egypt
d- Syria

17- The red land is ………………….


A- The plain.
B- The hill.
C- the desert.

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C. Put True or False for the following sentences;


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1- Hatshepsut’s reign was good for Egypt since she was a bold leader,
encouraged trade with faraway places, and sent a famous
expedition to the land of Punt on the east of Africa. (T )

2- Alphabet: A set of symbols that represent the sounds of the


language. (T)
3- The Nubian section of the Nile contained six cataracts or rock-filled
rapids. (T )

4- Herodotus (Egypt is the gift of the Nile) had learned a basic


truth; there would be no Egypt without The Nile. ( T)

5- When Thutmose III was old enough to rule, Hatshepsut refused to


give up the throne. ( T)

6- Thutmose III became one of the greatest pharaohs of the Old


Kingdom.(T )
5- Egypt declined during the new kingdom period because of civil war.
( T)
6- The desert kept the ancient Egyptians isolated from civil war ( F)
Invaders
7- Nubians became famous traders of the ancient world. (T)
8- Silt is dry soil . ( F ) rich or fine soil

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Question
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2nd2- Answer the following questions:
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A-Which cataracts did Lower Nubia lie between?


Between first and second cataracts

B-Where was Upper Nubia located?


Between Second and Sixth Cataracts.

C-What needs did the Nile fulfill for ancient Egyptians?


1. The Nile provided a constant source of water for drinking and for

farming the land.

2. It provided a route of access to other places where they could

trade their crops for resources they needed.

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Question: 3: Fill the blanks with the correct words:

1- The Nile River is the world’s longest river.


2- It flows north from its sources in East Africa to the
Mediterranean sea
3- The Nile River has two main resources Blue Nile and White Nile
river.
4- The Two rives meet in the present-day country of Sudan.
5- The Nubian section of the Nile contained six cataracts or rock-
filled rapids.
6- The ancient Egyptians called their land Kemet , the black land

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7- Egypt’s early farming communities settled in the delta and valley


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regions of the Nile.
8- The Nile begins Its journey through desert /sudan lands to the
Mediterranean sea.
9- Delta is a plain at the mouth of a river.
10- The Nile provided drinking water and allowed them to
trade.
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The Rulers of Egypt


Fill in the Blanks;
1- Hatshepsut was one of a few women who eventually took the
position of Pharaoh – title used by the rulers of Egypt.

2- The history of ancient Egypt is categorized by its dynasties.

3- A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic


group.

4- Egypt had 31 dynasties from 3100 BC until it was conquered in 332


BC by Alexander the Great.

5- Egypt’s first dynasty began when a king named Menes united Upper
and Lower Egypt, Menes built the city of Memphis near present day
Cairo to rule from.

6- A pharaoh had absolute power which is a complete control over


their people, whatever the pharaoh decided became law.

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7- The Egyptian people thought that their pharaohs were the earthly
form of Horus the falcon god. Over time, the pharaohs were also
connected to the sun god Re.

8- A pharaoh had absolute power – complete control over their


people. Whatever the pharaoh decided became law.

9- The end of the Old Kingdom began when governors of the


provinces challenged the power of pharaoh. Egypt’s unity
crumbled, and the dynasties grew weak.

10- The pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom spent money on public works
projects such as building construction and irrigation.

11- Middle Kingdom dynasties faded out because of foreign


invaders.

12- In 1504 BC, a child named Thutmose III began his reign, His
stepmother Hatshepsut was appointed to be a regent.

13- A regent is someone who rules for a child until the child is old
enough to rule.

14- Hatshepsut refused to be regent; she had herself named pharaoh


and ruled for 15 years.

15- Thutmose III was old enough to rule, Hatshepsut refused to give
up the throne, after her death. Thutmose III became pharaoh and
destroyed all Hatshepsut’s statues.

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16- Thutmose III became one of the greatest pharaohs of the New
Kingdom, he led the army in wars against Syria and Phoenicia, his
troops advanced as far as the Euphrates River and south into Nubia.

17- Toward the end of the New Kingdom, Egypt declined; Civil war
left Egypt weak and poorly defended.

18- In 332 BC, Egypt fell to Alexander the Great of Macedonia, The
Macedonians ruled Egypt for the next 300 years.

19- In 51 BC, Queen Cleopatra became the last Macedonian to rule


Egypt until it finally fell to the Romans. Fearing humiliation.

20- The 25th dynasty was Nubian, The 27th and 31st dynasties were
Persian.

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