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Ancient Egypt Test Prep
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1
Anubis = god of....
Mummification & Cemetaries
Vengeance & Death
Truth & Justice
Underworld & Agriculture
2
Dynastic power was passed down through a family line.
True
False
3
This position was the second-in-command in Ancient Egypt.
General of Pharaoh' s army
Vizier
Jafar
Queen
4
Egyptians stopped building pyramids because they ran out of space along the Nile River to place them.
True
False
5
How was the body dried out during mummification?
Buried in the sand for 40 days; heat would dry out.
Slaves would fan it for 80 days, air flow would dry it out.
Packed in natron salt.
Left out in the sun.
6
The 3 major time periods & the order of them, in Ancient Egypt are known as...
The Pre-Written, Hieroglyphic & Demotic Periods.
The New, Middle & Old Kingdoms.
The Demotic, Hieroglyphic & Pre-Written Periods.
The Old, Middle & New Kingdoms.
7
The Afterlife is...
Life after death; when the ka's real life begins.
Being entombed for eternity.
The ceremony that judges whether a person is pure of heart or deceitful.
The preparation of the body for burial.
8
Upper Egypt was located in the south and Lower Egypt was located in the north.
False
True
9
Why did most Egyptians settle around the Nile Delta?
Vast farming area due to nutrient rich soils left behind from floods.
Most scenic area of Egypt.
Easy access to the Mediterranean Sea.
Could fend off attacks from invaders more easily.
10
Which pharaoh changed the belief system to monotheism; worshipping the one true god, Aten?
Khufu
Tutankhamun
Akhenaten
Ramses II
11
Why was mummification invented?
So people could view the pharaoh's body to pay their respects.
So the ka (soul) could pass on and exist in the afterlife.
To be preserved for present day museums to be able to display them.
12
Cataracts are sections of the Nile River that have rapids, rocky terraine, and sometimes waterfalls.
True
False
13
Khafra's tomb is the one known as The Great Pyramid of Giza.
False
True
14
Pyramid were...
meant to be built to attract tourism to Egypt.
the tombs of pharaohs or other important people from ancient Egypt.
museums with many artifacts from ancient Egypt.
large buildings used for the storage of grain.
15
A
shaduf
was used for...
Collecting drinking water.
Collecting water from the Nile to irrigate crops.
A mechanism for showering.
Scooping water out of the flodded field so the crops wouldn't drown.
16
Which group of people from Southwest Asia overthrew Egypt and ended the Middle Kingdom?
Kushites
Sumerians
Hyksos
Nubians
17
A mummy is...
the body of the deceased immediately after it dies.
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deceased body after going through a complex process of burial preparation.
someone who has a child.
18
Isis = goddess of...
Wisdom & Fertility
Magic & Healing
Balance & Harmony
Truth & Justice
19
Which pharaoh had the longest reign of 66 years?
Ramses II
Khufu
Akhenaten
Tutankhamun
20
The brain was believed to be useless & the heart the center of intelligence.
True
False
21
The Rosetta Stone is what allowed for hieroglyphics to be translated due to the same text being inscribed in 4 languages
False
True
22
The Nile Delta is the source of the water flow for the Nile River and is in the interior of the continent of Africa.
True
False
23
The pharaohs were so important because they were voted in by the people.
False
True
24
This is a
shaduf.
True
False
25
Osiris = god of the underworld & agriculture?
True
False
26
King Tut's tomb was important b/c it was fully intact and had such immense wealth and history buried within.
True
False
27
Which female pharaoh significantly increased Egypt's wealth?
Tiy
Nefertari
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
28
Geb = god of the sun?
False
True
29
The most common job in Ancient Egypt was a merchant.
True
False
30
Protection from future invasions is what motivated the expansion of the Egyptian territory.
False
True
31
Ma'at represents what for Egyptians?
Balance & Harmony
Truth & Justice
Vengeance & Death
Healing & Hope
32
How were the pyramids built?
Child labour with wheeled carts & stone cut from surrounding area.
Slave built with simple machines & random stone found around the site.
Aliens with highly advanced technology.
Labouerer built w/ ramps, man power & large stone quarried from miles away.
