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Review of Ancient Egypt terms and facts.
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Why did Egyptians feel the body of the dead needed to be protected?
so they could try and bring them back to life
So the soul could complete the journey to the afterlife
so they could be reincarnated
so the soul could stay save in the body
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What was the process done on a dead body to allow the soul to reach the after life called?
Deity
Embalming
Mummy
Unification
3
Why did the Ancient Egyptians welcome the Nile River flooding?
It left behind dark rich soil called silt.
Washed away the top soil.
It created rapids.
It made great pyramids and that made the Gods happy. .
4
Who kept the official records in Ancient Egypt?
Scribe
Pharaoh
Trader
Priest
5
Three inventions by the Egyptians were:
plow, canals, and cunneiform
pyramids, calendar, papyrus
hierglyophics, cuneiform , and irrigation
calendar, sailboats, alphabet
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When the government leader is also the religious leader, this type of government is known as?
A theocracy
A democracy
A monarchy
An oligarchy
7
The Ancient Egyptians had a more complex social hierarchy than the Mesopotamians.
TRUE
FALSE
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What were farmers able to produce since they were protected by natural barriers?
a government
a surplus
trading
population growth
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What helped protect Egypt from its enemies?
Cataracts, Deserts and the Medieterranean Sea
The Nile River and The Great Pyramid.
The Red Sea and the Eastern Desert
The Mediterranean Sea and the Delta
10
Egyptian contributions to civilization include a form of paper, a writing system, & a calendar.
FALSE
TRUE
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What river was Ancient Egypt built around?
The Euphrates
The Tigris
The Nile
The Indus
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What was the economy of ancient Egypt based on?
jewerly & pottery making
agriculture
architecture
exporting goods
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What type of religion did the Ancient Egyptians follow?
Judaism
Polytheistic
Christianity
Monotheistic
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What is the difference between the rivers of Mesopotamia & the Nile River?
The Tigris & Euphrates are predictable
The Tigris & Euphrates offer more fertile soil.
The Nile River offers more fertile soil.
The Nile River is predictable
15
What is the process called where the body is soaked in salt then wrapped in strips of linen?
embalming process
sacrafice process
burial process
mummification process
16
What did the Egyptians write hieroglyphics on?
clay tablets
paper
wood tablets
papyrus
17
When a civlization has a surplus of food, then a growth in what is expected?
trade
population
government
rotten food
18
A tall 4-sided pillar that is pointed on top and built to honor the pharaohs is known as what?
pyramids
aqueducts
obelisk
sphinx
19
What is the science or art of building and construction known as?
agriculture
astronomy
architecture
irrigation
20
The Egyptians are best known for building complex irrigation systems.
FALSE
TRUE
21
Goods were traded up & down the Nile. Eventually, trading was done by?
artisans
a caravan
a wagon
merchants
22
What discovery gave historians the "key" they needed to understand hieroglyphics?
Geometry
Cunneiform
Rosetta Stone
Astronomy
23
What was/is the Nile River?
A river used for farming.
The world's longest river.
All the above
A river that provided food.
24
What is a natural barrier is featured in the picture below?
Cataracts
Mountains
Ocean
Deserts
25
Narrow cliffs and boulders that form wild rapids in the Nile are known as what?
Cataracts
Mesa
Delta
Gulf
26
What is the triangular shaped, fertile land at the end of the Nile River known as?
an Obelisk
a Cataract
a delta
a Shaduf
27
The Nile River Valley is lush and green. What is on both sides of the river valley?
Oceans
Deserts
Rivers
Mountains
28
Why were the pyramids built?
To honor the pharaohs.
For the pharaoh to communicate with the gods.
For the pharaohs as giant tombs
For the gods of the pharaoh.
29
Who helped the Pharaoh "run" Ancient Egypt?
soldiers
bureaucrats
artisans
merchants
30
What was the system of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Ziggurat
Torah
31
Why were the people in ancient Egypt loyal to the Pharaoh?
They believed he was the son of the Sun God
They were afraid of being put to death
They were afraid of him
They believe he had magical powers.
32
What important plant did the Egyptian use that grew along the Nile?
Natron
Artisans
Mastaba
Papyrus
33
Farming and the growing of crops on a regular schedule is also known as?
farming
irrigation
architecture
agriculture
34
When a population grows, more people are able to do what?
run for government office
lead religious sacrafices
stay farmers
specialize in labor
