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1
Which of these events is associated with the Middle Kingdom?
Building of the Pyramids
Egypt taken over by the Hyksos
Unification of upper & Lower Egypt
2
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the afterlife
All Dogs Go to Heaven
the pyramids
the pharaohs
3
Egypt was the "Gift of the Nile"
False
True
4
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Mesopotamia & Fertile Crescent
Delta & Mountains of Egypt
Eastern & Western Egypt
Upper & Lower Egypt
5
What is the name of the long lasting, paper-like material Egyptians made from reeds?
sheep skin
Papyrus
scrolls
parchment
6
Which Egyptian pharaoh united all of Egypt?
Menes
Khufu
Hatshepsut’s
King Ezana
7
Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a triangle-shaped area of soil called
Sigma
Delta
Beta
Crescent
8
Royal tombs with four triangle shaped sides that meet in a point on top are called
temples
Obelisks
Sphinx
Pyramids
9
After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt
disbanded the scribes.
created a professional army.
created a Middle Kingdom god.
destroyed all its temples.
10
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements support
The geography supported various desert plants and birds.
The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely
The geography included areas for farming.
The geography helped to unify the country.
11
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
It collected taxes from the people.
The pharaohs’ families paid the costs.
The priests held religious festivals.
It collected payments from Sumer.
12
The Nile helped civilization develop in Egypt in all of the following ways except by
enriching the soil along its banks
providing a source of food and water
allowing farming to develop
protecting against invasion from the west
13
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of trade?
Learning about other cultures
Gaining materials not found in your land
Developing Allies
Getting an unfair price for your goods
14
According to modern historians who built the pyramids?
Aliens
Egyptian peasants and farmers druing the flood season.
An army of 100,000 lash driven slaves
The lost city of Atlantis
15
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.
Egyptians used a funeral pyre to burn their dead.
Egyptians buried their dead in the river.
16
Pyramids were built mainly during what Egyptian Kingdom
New
Old
Middle
17
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the pharaoh who was both ruler and god
the mummies whose ka was disturbed
Mr. Dachel cuz he's legit
the farmers whose small villages were unclean
18
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
scribe
architect
farmer
merchant
19
Why were the pyramids built?
as a way to harness energy
to please the aliens who visited
as tombs for dead pharoahs
So Mr. Johnson would see them and say “santo vaca”
20
Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide for early humans
It had two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions.
It had Sumerian artwork to use as decoration.
It had temples in which to worship.
It had natural barriers to protect against invaders.
21
What artifact found in 1799 in the Egyptian desert helped historians decipher hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Sphinx
Cataract
King Tut's Tomb
22
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
False
True
23
In Egypt the pharaoh was considered a(n)
Persian
Egyptian
god
Cat
24
Hieroglyphics means
Cuneiform
Get me a Cheeseburger
Skibity
Picture Writing
25
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife
The tombs served as museums.
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the king
The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh.
26
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
King Tutankhamen
Queen Hatshepsut
Ramses the Great
Ahmose of Thebes
27
Why did Egyptians put objects in tombs?
Because they made nice decorations
so the priests had something to do
To be used in the afterlife
So the pharaoh would haunt them
28
Which is an example of a primary source?
Your Textbook
A website about Egyptian Rulers
Translation of an Ancient Egyptian Book
Writings by a Historian in Egypt
29
Which of these events occurred first in Egyptian history
1472 BC Hatshepsut becomes Pharaoh
4500 BC Agriculture Begins
1237 BC Ramses the Great Dies
3100 BC Menes unites Egypt
30
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
series of rulers from different families
a collection of kingdoms
series of rulers from the same family
a collection of queens
31
Pyramids are
warehouses where surplus food is stored.
temples where the people are allowed to come and pray.
royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point
stone tombs with four rectangle-shaped sides that join a limestone top
