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Unit 4- Ancient Egypt
Unit 4- Ancient Egypt
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A Unit Review on Ancient Egypt.
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1
Why was the Nile River called the Giver of Life?
dangerous animals
brought severe flooding
Provided fertile soil (silt)
Drought
2
What was the purpose of a cartouche?
To Help Ma'at judge the Pharaoh
For the Soul (Ba & Ka) to find their way back to the body.
To scare off evil spirits.
To put internal organs in.
3
God of the Underworld...
Thoth
Seth
Isis
Osiris
4
The first female pharaoh was Hatshepsut.
True
False
5
Goddess of the home and motherhood..
Menes
Seth
Isis
Osiris
6
Which goddess was thought to control the natural order and balance of the universe?
Isis
Thoth
Ma'at
Seth
7
This Pharaoh built a large Step Pyramid
Djoser
Khufu
Snefru
8
Which pharaoh built the Red Pyramid, Pyramid at Medyum, and Bent Pyramid?
Djoser
Khufu
Snerfu
Menes
9
What was Narmar best known for?
Unifying Egypt
Winning Many Battles
Building a Great Mastaba
Building the 1st Pyramid
10
Which season would the Egyptians plant their crops?
Peret
Summer
Akhet
Shemu
11
This triangle area shape of land at the mouth of the Nile was very fertile and good for growing crops.
Irrigate
Delta
Mastaba
Shadoof
12
Egyptian Sun god was...
Seth
Isis
Amon-Ra or Ra
Osiris
13
Feluccas (Egyptian sailboarts) were used to sail up and down the Nile.
True
False
14
Who said that Egypt was "The Gift of the Nile." ?
Herodotus
Narmar
Menes
Hatshepsut .
15
Because Egypt was so dry, farmers had to ______ during the growing season.
Plow
Irrigate
Pull Weeds
Harvest
16
The Pharaoh was supposedly the reincarnation of which god?
Ma'at
Ra
Horus
Anubis
17
The Great Pyramid was built for this Pharaoh.
Djoser
Snefru
Khufu
18
What was the main purpose of a pyramid?
A burial Tomb
Temple for the Gods
Place to Store Food
A Palace
19
Which of the following is true about Egypt?
About 90% Desert
They got lots of rain.
Farming was very hard there.
Most people hunted for a living.
20
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
21
The Great Pyramid complex was built for...
Menes
Snefru
Khufu
Djoser
22
Which of the following was NOT a benefit of a Unified Egypt?
Technology Improves
Egypt gets Wealthier
Trade & Travel get Easier
Big Building Projects would NOT be Possible
23
Mummified bodies were placed in a sarcophagus.
False
True
24
Why is the Rosetta Stone important?
Helped decode Egyptian writing.
Explained a lot about Egyptian Mythology.
Helped historians learn about Narmar.
Show us how the pyramids were built.
25
Most of the work on the pyramids was done by slaves.
False
True
26
Egypt was divided into 2 kingdoms called Upper & Lower Egypt.
True
False
27
This was the Egyptian season of the Harvest.
Peret
Akhet
Shemu
Winter
28
The Nile River helped to _______ the people of Ancient Egypt.
Connect
Destroy
Anger
Isolate
29
Egypt was very dry. How did they grow crops there?
Just bought food from other places.
They waited until right after it rained to plant crops.
Floods provided silt
Irrigated using the Mediterranean Sea
30
________ was used to make boats, paper, & even sandals.
Papyrus
Obelisk
Lumber
Silt
31
Many pharaohs were part of the same family or _.
dynasty
social class
tribe
clan
32
What does the term "Pharaoh" translate to?
God-King
Great House
Almighty Ruler
Great Ruler
33
The Nile River flows north towards the Mediterranean Sea.
True
False
34
Pharaohs had complete military & religious power but had to share political power with nobles.
False
True
35
Before the Egyptians built pyramids, they built these smaller rectangular structures.
Ziggurat
Shadoof
Deity
Mastaba
