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Ancient Egypt Test (Revised)
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Which ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy through trade?
Ramses II
Nefertiti
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
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Which is the reason the Nile has been called the lifeblood of Egypt
It separates two of the largest deserts in the world
Its valley and delta provide fresh water and fertile soil for farming
It has dangerous cataracts
It is the longest river in the world
3
The ruler who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt
Meroe
Amon Re
Ahmose
Amenhotep
4
Egyptian river god
Amenhotep
Narmer
Re
Hapi
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The fan-shaped fertile marshland where the Nile empties into the sea
dynasty
river valley
delta
cataract
6
During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements, and
Memphis became the capital
many pyramids were built
a civil war divided Egypt
the arts flourished
7
What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?
the people built too many temples and ran out of money
the people were too interested in their religion
Egyptian crops failed because of drought
the Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples
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Egyptian writing system that used many picture symbols
sanskrit
cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
mandarin
9
Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period?
Thutmose III
Seti
Ramses II
Amenhotep IV
10
Egyptian sun god
Re
Hapi
Narmer
Amenhotep
11
To learn to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the
Book of Life After Death
Book of Spells
Book of the Dead
Book of Prayers
12
The King that united Upper & Lower Egypt and started the first dynasty
Hammurabi
Re
Narmer
Nebuchadnezzar
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A line of rulers from one family
dynasty
cataract
Mandate of Heaven
monarchy
14
Egypt was protected from invasion by all of the following physical features EXCEPT
cataracts
deserts
delta marshes
snow-covered mountains
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Invaded Kush and destroyed Meroe
Ronald McDonald
Nubians
Huns
Assyrians
16
Egypt needed to develop a government to oversee which of the following:
storing and distributing grain
building and maintaining irrigation ditches
settling disputes over land
all of the above
17
The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for which ruler?
King Hapi
King Re
King Khafre
King Khufu
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How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?
they grew large amounts of crops
the Nile didn't flood in the spring
they grew papyrus
they created hieroglyphics
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Dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water
estuary
dynasty
cataracts
delta
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A government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader is called a
monarchy
theocracy
democracy
dictatorship
21
Capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Alexandria
Cairo
Thebes
Aswan
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While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed
geometry
a 365 day calendar with 12 months
a new social class
hieroglyphics
23
Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt because
the Egyptians didn't know their directions
the Nile river flows north
the elevation is higher in southern Egypt and lower in northern Egypt
it is based on the social classes of Egyptians
24
What was the effect of increased farming and trade?
an organized government developed
geometry was developed
the deserts became populated
a complex writing system was created
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This ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of
irrigation
medicine
mathematics
astronomy
