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Basic ancient Egyptian history #egypt
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1
Egyptian laws required all pharaohs to be men
True
False
2
The Nile River is the ____________ river in the world.
longest
muddiest
wettest
widest
3
What kingdom took over after Egypt?
Babylonia
Kush
Sumer
Hyksos
4
Pyramids served as ______ for pharaohs.
Shrines
Homes
Temples
Tombs
5
The Nile River had many uses, what is one?
Training soldiers
Transportation
Bridges
Drowning witches
6
What happened annually that to ensure the farmland was fertile?
Earthquake
Tornado
Flood
Tsunami
7
Egypt is primarily located on which present day continent?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Egypt
8
Scribes wrote on ______ using sharp reed pens.
Clay Tablets
Paper
Reed Pen
Papyrus
9
__________ is the Egyptian sun god
Marduk
Osiris
Isis
Rah
10
Scribes dipped sharpened reed pens into small disks of red or black ink.
True
False
11
The ancient Egyptians practiced a monotheistic religion.
True
False
12
The Nile River deposited ____________ on the farm land to make it fertile.
Money
Fish
Silt
Flotsam
13
Who wrote hieroglyphics?
Scribe
Craftsman
Writers
Peasant
14
This person was the top assistant to pharaoh.
Vizier
Vice-pharaoh
Assistant pharaoh
Priest
15
The Nile River is about ___________ long.
4,000 feet
400 miles
3,500 miles
4,000 miles
16
What is the order of Ancient Egypt's society or class hierarchy? (bottom to top)
pharaoh, slaves, soldiers/farmers, scribes/priests
There was no hierarchy. All Egyptians were equal.
soldiers/farmers,slaves,scribes/priests, pharaoh
slaves, soldiers/farmers, scribes/priests, pharaoh
17
What is a dynasty?
Kings that have little or no power
To die in a horrible way
Kings of different countries that fight a war
A succession of kings from the same family
18
The most fertile soil was located in the ________.
Memphis
Thebes
Pyramids of Giza
Nile Delta
19
Who was the last Egyptian pharaoh?
Ramses
Tutankhamun
Menes
Cleopatra
20
What percentage of crops did the Pharaoh tax from farmers?
100%
75%
50%
25%
21
Jean Champollion figured out how to read hieroglyphs using the _________________.
Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphic Stone
Greek Stone
Egypt Stone
22
Name the female pharaoh who helped Egypt be successful with trade, arts, and architecture
Tutankhamen
Menes
Khufu
Hatshepsut
23
The Nile River emptied into the ______.
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
East African mountains
Baltic Sea
24
Three technologies created by the Egyptians to develop agriculture.
Nilometer, Levees, Irrigation
Nilometer, Irrigation, Shadoof
Shadoof, Nilometer, Unification
Levees, Shadoof, Irrigation
25
Who was the pharaoh to unite Egypt?
Menes
Tutankamen
Moses
Ramses
26
What is the name of all Ancient Egyptian History Periods?
Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
There were no periods.
Old, Middle, and Future Kingdoms
First, Second, and Third Periods
27
______ is the process of preserving the bodies of pharaohs in the afterlife.
Mummification
Mum
Preservatives
Mummy
28
Upper Egypt is in the ______________ part of Egypt.
Northern
Southern
Western
Eastern
29
What is Egyptian writing called?
Sanskrit
Pictograms
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
30
The _____ is the ruler or king in Egypt.
Pharaoh
Pyramid
Scribe
Priest