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The three major periods of Egyptian History
Upper, Middle, Lower
First, Middle, Last
Old, Middle, New
First, Second, Third
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Akkadian Leader that conquered Sumerian city-states
Gilgamesh
Hammarabi
Sargon
King Tut
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Area of the Nile River Delta is a part of _______ Egypt
Bottom
Upper
Lower
Top
4
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
Priest
Guardian
Tyrant
Regent
5
Life in Egypt was based around
Military Conquest
Death
Pyramids
Nile River
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What was special about the Rosetta Stone?
It had the same message written in Greek and hieroglyphics
It gave a detailed history of Ancient Egyptian civilization
It had a secret treasure map to one of the Pharaoh`s tombs
It had all of the hieroglyphic symbols written in one place
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The First Female pharoah was Cleopatra
True
False
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The Hyksos invasion of Egypt ended the ____ Period
Middle
New
Old
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What was the main purpose of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
As temples to their gods
As monuments to the glory of Egypt
As burial sites for the Pharaohs
As meeting places for the leaders of the country
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The Nile River flows
West to East
South to North
North to south
East to West
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Why did many of the pyramids have fake passages and traps?
So the Pharaoh's spirit could get exercise
To keep grave robbers from stealing the treasure
To keep the Pharaoh`s spirit from leaving & haunting them
To keep evil spirits from haunting the Pharaoh
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An early form of paper made from a reedlike plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta.
Mache
Papyrus
Construction
Clay
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The Sumerian form of writing
Scribbles
Cave Paintings
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
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Belief in Multiple gods
Polytheistic
Monogamy
Polygamy
Monotheistic
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Hammurabi Created the first code of laws of the ancient world
False
True
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What Pharaoh built the first pyramid?
Khufu
Tutankhamen
Ramses
Djoser
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What is the largest pyramid built by the Egyptians?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Pyramid of Djoser
The Red Pyramid of Snofru
The Pyramid of Khafre
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First civilization in the world was
Egypt
Akkadian
Sumerians
British
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Picture writing in which some pictures stand for ideas or things and others stand for sounds.
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
Phonics
Papyrus
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Upper and Lower Egypt were united into a single kingdom around 3100 B.C. by
Hyksos
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Menes
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What is a mummy from Ancient Egypt?
A preserved body of the dead
A scary monster that walks around with its hands held out
A scary monster that sucks your blood
Someone who takes care of you when you are young
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What form did the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians typically take?
Animals
Plants
Pyramids
Fire and wind
23
First Piece of Literature in Human History
Epic of Gilgamesh
Hammarabis Code
The Bible
Donkey Xote
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What does Mesopotamia Mean?
Land in the desert
First Civilization
Land of two rivers
Land Between Rivers
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A huge building with four sloping, outside walls shaped like triangles. Used as royal tombs.
Pyramid
Skyscraper
Ziggurat
Arch
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Where was Tutankhamun buried?
In the Temple of Abu Simbel
In the Valley of Kings
In the Temple of Luxor
In the Giza Necropolis
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What was Osiris the god of?
Knowledge and wisdom
The underworld and the dead
The moon and the stars
The sky and the wind
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Who was considered the oldest, most important and powerful god?
Osiris
Horus
Ra
Isis
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A series of rulers from the same family.
Empire
Clan
Dynasty
Epistle
30
Who was Howard Carter?
The man who funded the search for the tomb
The archeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun
The first man to die after entering the tomb
A worker who first spotted the gold that led to the tomb
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A worker who is especially skilled in making something, such as baskets, tools, jewelry, etc.
Architect
Ancestor
Artisan
Aristocrat
32
What was the temple of a Sumerian city called?
Holy Land
Ziggaraut
Pyramid
Church
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What were the two parts of the person that the Egyptians wanted to unite in the afterlife?
The inner and outer
The upper and lower
The ba and ka
The yin and yang
