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Three Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
Three Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
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1
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
Homes for the pharaoh’s servants
Storehouses for reserves of grain
Tombs for pharaohs when they died
Temples for religious worship
2
Which of these words best describes the environment of the Nile delta?
Desert
Sea
Mountain
fertile
3
Compared with any other pharaoh in history, Ramses II produced more
Inventions to use in warfare.
Maps based on expeditions.
Temples and monuments.
Books of scholarship.
4
Why is King Tutankhamun one of the most well-known pharaohs?
Tut was the first woman to claim power over Egypt
Amazing artifacts were found in Tut’s tomb.
Tut lived and ruled for more than 50 years.
Trade helped Tut learn about faraway lands.
5
Why did archeologists reconstruct the White Chapel?
It gave tourists shade while they waited for a guide.
It was built by Senusret I but had been taken apart by a later ruler.
It provided the scientists a place to study what they dug up.
It was an experiment to learn old construction methods.
6
Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh who was
A God.
A child.
A woman.
A priest.
7
Which phrase best describes Hatshepsut’s monument at Dayr-al-Bahri?
A great temple built into a cliff above the river
A shrine dug out of rock below ground level
A mud-brick structure found on an island
A pyramid constructed in the open desert
8
What was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?
He declared that he was a God.
He killed his enemies.
He had many children.
He made weak treaties.
9
Because one physical feature was so important to the ancient settlers of Egypt, most of their settlements were
In a desert.
On hills.
Near a river.
Around trees.
10
How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect people of Egypt?
It isolated the settlements.
It left silt that improved the soil for farming.
It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.
It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.
11
What is one characteristic for which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is especially famous?
Military conquests
Reunification
Widespread wars
Great pharaohs
12
During Hatshepsut's reign, she increased
trade.
literature.
wars
laws.
13
Who signed the world’s first peace treaty?
Egypt and the Babylonians
Egypt and the Hittites
Egypt and the Assyrians
Egypt and the Persians
14
Senusret I built a stone monument called the White Chapel, famous for its
beautifully carved pillars.
secret underground passage ways.
buried treasure
large pyramid shape.
15
Why did ancient Egyptians make mummies?
To preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
To explore palaces of pharaohs
To teach and protect the royal children
To transport goods up and down the Nile
16
Pharaoh Senusret I was interested in
treaties and flooding
literature and art
religion and farming
art and preservation
17
Which pharaoh was a famous miltary ruler who ruled for more than 60 years?
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Senusret I
18
It was built from more than 2 million stone blocks. It had tunnels inside. What was it?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The temple at Abu Simbel
The White Chapel
The Sphinx
19
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
The Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom
After the New Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
20
After uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom, which of the following is considered Egypt’s first pharaoh?
Khufu
Tutankhamun
Menes
Senusret I
21
Which of these was part of the physical geography of ancient Egypt?
A river valley
A long growing season
A wet climate
A mountain top
22
Useful vegetation along the Nile River included
Barges and boats.
grasses and papyrus.
Canals and ditches.
Ducks and geese.
