What impact did Akhenaten have on Egyptian society

He changed the religion and moved the capital

Because there were groups of rocky rapids called the Nile cataracts:

Boats could not travel upstream from Egypt

Why did ancient people in Egypt so willing obey the pharaoh?

they thought he was a living god

How were Egyptian women different from those of the rest of Mesopotamia?

Egyptian women could own property and buy/sell goods

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1
What did both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the Nile River have in common that made people settle near them?
Both provided routes of transportation & trade
Both allowed for irrigation for farming
All of the above
Both had fertile soil due to flooding
2
What impact did Akhenaten have on Egyptian society
He changed the religion and moved the capital
He made a new set of coins to make trade easier
He opened up trade with new countries
He gave all people in his kingdom equal rights
3
The social structure of ancient Egypt included a new class not seen in earlier civilizations:
priests
kings
scribes
soldiers
4
Which process showed that Egyptians had advanced knowledge of anatomy( study of the body)?
Governing the empire
Embalming & mummification
Trading with the Nubians
Building the Pyramids
5
The Nubians main export to Egypt was gold
True
False
6
In 3100 BC, he conquered Lower Egypt and unified the kingdoms.
Narmer
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Tut
7
How were Egyptian women different from those of the rest of Mesopotamia?
They could marry whoever they wanted
Get divorces and have jobs
Mesopotamian women had more legal rights than Egypt women
Mesopotamian women couldn't go outside and men could
8
Because there were groups of rocky rapids called the Nile cataracts:
Egyptian could not trade with countries on the Mediterranean Sea
Boats could not travel upstream from Egypt
Nubians were skilled sailors
Silt would build up at the mouth of the Nile
9
Which was NOT an achievement of the Egyptians?
Mathematics
Hieroglyphics
Iron Weapons
Engineering
10
Why did ancient people in Egypt so willing obey the pharaoh?
they thought he was a living god
They were scared the pharaoh would kill them
if they listened to him, they would get a tax break
they thought if they were nice to him, the he would be happy
11
Why did the Egyptians mummify the bodies of the dead?
the priest told them to
they wanted to
the pharaoh told them to
to prepare for the afterlife
12
What was Rameses II most known for?
selling his people into slavery to the Greeks
the downfall of Egypt
War and building monuments
Decreasing Egypt's wealth so they fell to the Babylonians
13
In order to construct the pyramids, the Egyptians needed an advanced knowledge of:
Astronomy
Chemistry
Mathematics
Anatomy
14
Waterways that form a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland
roads
delta
cataract
silt
15
This pharaoh tired to change Egypt's religion, to only worship the sun god Aton.
Khufu
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Amenhotep
16
The Egyptian "sun god"
Osiris
Amon Re or Ra
Isis
Horus
17
What 1 aspects of Egyptian culture did the Nubians adopt?
Using the river to farm
The use of iron, gold and ivory
Its writing system
A system of rule by the queens
18
What 1 aspects of Egyptian culture did the Nubians adopt?
the use of iron, gold, and ivory
a system of government ruled by a queen
Using the river to farm
Gods and the use of pyramids
19
Why were temples important to the economy?
All of the above
Use temples as storage buildings & workshops
Priests hired people to work there
Used temples as banks
20
How were Egyptian women different from those of the rest of Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamian women had more legal rights than Egypt women
They could marry whoever they wanted
Egyptian women could own property and buy/sell goods
Mesopotamian women couldn't go outside and men could

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