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Topic 3, Lesson 1 Egypt Under the Pharaohs
Topic 3, Lesson 1 Egypt Under the Pharaohs
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Priests prepared dead bodies for mummification by removing the brains through the ___ using ___
nose, hooks
neck, knives
throat, funnels
ears, tubes
2
Who was Narmer?
a person belonging to the slave class
a village leader who kept records of events
a powerful priest from "the two lands"
The legendary first king of United Egypt
3
What was papyrus used for?
building coffins
writing
the first toilet paper
making clothing
4
Amon-Re, Isis, and Horus were...
Greek gods worshiped in Egypt
Mesopotamian gods
the names of Egyptian pharaohs
the names of Egyptian gods
5
How many cataracts are to be found in the Nile River?
7
8
5
6
6
What was unusual about Hatshepsut's rule?
She was a woman, and women usually weren't Egyptian rulers
He tried to get all Egyptians to believe in only one god
She ensured her royal court & her body guards were all women
He was a fierce warrior and a ruthless, iron-fisted king
7
What is the name of the enormous desert to the west of Egypt?
The Atacama Desert
The Sahara Desert
Death Valley
The Gobi Desert
8
A group of rocky rapids in a river are called...
angry rocks
charcoals
catharsis
cataracts
9
By far, most of the people of ancient Egypt were...
pharaohs
farmers
scribes
priests
10
A person whose job it was to keep the written records of Egyptian government were known as...
merchants
nobles
scribes
slaves
11
What is a
delta
?
the eighth letter in the Greek alphabet
an ancient Egyptian sacred book about basic medicines
area where a river's water has deposited sediment at its end
a type of aircraft
12
Which part of Egypt is closest to the Mediterranean sea?
Nubia
the Sahara Desert
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
13
What are
artisans
?
massage therapists who specialize in treating arthritis
construction workers and miners
skilled workers who produce products or handiwork
people who design large scale architecture for governments
14
Why would it be important that
cataracts make traveling upstream difficult on the Nile River?
Nubians became the world's first "White Water Rafting" pros!
Lack of access by boat makes trade more difficult
Egyptians believed the larger rocks in the river were EVIL!
My head hurts...I'm totally lost!
15
In order to mummify the bodies of the dead, Egyptian priests would remove the internal organs.
True. The organs were put into special jars to preserve them
False. The bodies would just be cleaned and wrapped up
16
Which two rivers meet in Sudan to form the Nile River?
The Danube and Elba Rivers
The Blue and Red Nile Rivers
The White and Yellow Nile Rivers
The Blue and White Nile Rivers
17
Which ruler was known for expanding Egypt's wealth & power through
TRADE
...
not
warfare?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Kufu
Cleopatra
18
Hatshepsut used to dress like a man and even wore a fake beard in her role as pharaoh of Egypt!
True. She actually did wear a fake beard just to be pharaoh!
False. Fake beards didn't even exist in ancient Egypt!
19
Which is the world's longest river?
the Amazon River
the Mississippi River
the Nile River
the Tigris River
20
A pharaoh is an Egyptian...
president
doctor
temple
king
21
If the
"black lands"
in Egypt were very fertile for farming, what did the
"red lands"
refer to?
the surrounding desert lands of hot, burning sands
the land between Egypt and the Indus River
the cedar forest lands in Canaan
red algae waters of the Red Sea on Egypt's eastern border
22
What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?
drawings or symbols
cuneiform
musical notes
papyrus
23
If you are a POLYTHEIST, then you believe ...
that there are an infinite number of angles in a polygon
there are many religions in the world to pick from
in praying to god to have many wishes granted
that there are many gods
24
What was the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
to hold the remains of dead pharaohs; tombs
to hold prisoners
to store grain and other long-lasting foods
to house farmers and their families
25
A hollow box or other container used to hold a body for burial is called a ....
sarcophagus
grave
tomb
crypt
