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Ancient Egypt
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who were the Hyksos people?
Began to challenge pharaohs of the lower land
warlike people rulers of the upland
used chariots bronze weapons, bows to defeat the Egyptians
all of above
2
Who was Hatsepsut?
One of the few woman pharaohs to rule Egypt.
The wife of Osiris, god of the underworld.
The Nubian king who defeated the Egyptians.
The pharaoh who defeated the Nubians.
3
What continent is Egypt in?
Africa
Europe
North America
Australia
4
The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in
multiple gods
an afterlife
magic
spirits
5
What is a pharoah?
King of Egypt who people thought was a god
a giant
a lion
a teacher who loves her students
6
what is a cataract?
What makes water blue
Part of the eye
A rough, rapid stretch of a river
A type of river
7
Name the jars used in the mummification process.
Clay jars
Jam jars
Canopic jars
Glass jars
8
Which organ was the most important to keep in the mummification process?
Lungs
Stomach
Brain
Heart
9
Who was Howard Carter?
The man who funded the search for the tomb
The president at the time the tomb was discovered
The first man to die after entering the tomb
The archeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun
10
What are hieroglyphs?
Roman numerals
Type of food
Pictures and symbols used for writing rather than letters
Type of buildings in Egypt
11
Who was Narmer?
A person belonging to the slave class.
A powerful priest from "the Two Lands"
An Egyptian village leader.
The legendary first king who unified Egypt.
12
The Egyptians were the first to publish books in what field?
Medicine
Cooking
Irrigation
Astronomy
13
Why were the pharaoh's favorite objects placed in a tomb?
To be used by the pharaoh in the afterlife.
To hide them from the gods.
To keep the servants from stealing them.
14
Who was Rameses II?
A pharaoh who ruled in Egypt for almost 70 years.
An Egyptian slave who built pyramids.
A famous peasant in Egypt.
An Egyptian religious leader.
15
Why did the Egyptians embalm their dead?
Didn't like the smell of dead bodies
They thought mummies were scary and cool
Believed it would make them immortal
Believed they needed to preserve the body for the afterlife
16
What was the purpose of Natron during the process of mummification?
To make the skin shiny and soft for a longer period of time
kept a persons organs safe in the afterlife
prevents dust and insects to eat the decaying body
To dry out the body during mummification
17
Which of the following is NOT a step in the mummification process?
Drying out the body with salt
Wrapping the body in papyrus
Placing the body in a sarcophagus
Taking out the organs and putting them in jars
18
Placed in the tombs with the pharaohs were objects such as:
Mummified animals
Prized possessions
Gold and food
All of the above
19
What is the name of the important river in Egypt?
Amazon
Thames
Nile
Mississippi
20
What are the three major time periods of Egypt called?
Dynasties
The Beginning, Middle, and Intermediate Kingdom.
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdom.
The New and Old Kingdoms.
21
What is a dynasty?
A part of a pyramid
A period of time
A period of time when one family rules
A family
22
Why is King Tut so famous?
He had the largest pyramid in Egypt.
His tomb was one of the greatest discoveries of all time.
He was the oldest ruling pharaoh of Egypt.
Many robbers died trying to open his tomb.
23
What was the "lifeblood" of Egypt
The Desert
The Red Sea
The Nile River
The Mediterranean Sea
24
What is a sarcophagus?
A mummy
A pharaoh
An Egyptian God
A stone coffin
25
How did ancient Egypt change under Amenhotep IV?
Amenhotep gave more land to the priests.
Amenhotep started a new religion based upon the worship of one God.
Amenhotep opened more temples in the capitol.
Amenhotep kicked out the Hyksos.
26
An Egyptian ruler who worked to increase trade.
Menes
Ramses the Great
Mentuhotep II
Queen Hatshepsut
27
What does NOT describe Meroe?
An powerful center of trade
The greatest leader of Kush
The capital city of Kush
A major producer of iron
28
what was papyrus
A reed like plant they used as paper
something used for food
used for building homes
29
What is a theocracy?
A form of society
The Greek name for the earliest Egyptian
A system of government headed by a religious leader
30
What is mummification?
System of writing that implemented pictures.
Where the Great Pyramid is located
A religion that was practiced in Egypt.
Egyptians practices to prevent dead bodies from rotting.
31
The ruler of Egypt was known as the
Emperor
Boss
King
Pharaoh
32
What type of writing surface was used in ancient Egypt?
Papyrus
None of the above
Hieroglyphics
Cunieform
33
What was the book of the dead
A spell book for the gods.
A book about the afterlife and spells for the dead.
A journal by the god anubis.
A novel for children
34
What is a Delta?
A fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.
A type of writing in Egypt.
A desert oasis.
A deep pond in Egypt.
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Where were the Great Pyramids located?
Thebes
Memphis
Giza
Rosetta
