stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Mesopotamia/Judaism/Egypt Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Mesopotamia/Judaism/Egypt
Mesopotamia/Judaism/Egypt
58 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
165 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
58 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
58
Answers
1
What is the name of the first female pharaoh?
Meroe
Hatshetsut
Tutankhamen
Isis
2
Who is the Egyptian god of death?
Isis
Ra
Osiris
Hapi
3
Where were the Ten Commandments received from God?
Paris Mt.
Mt. Mitchell
Mt. Everest
Mt. Sinai
4
What is a reed plant along the Nile used to make rafts, sandals, and paper?
Flax
Papyrus
Ebony
Bamboo
5
A word for gods and goddesses
lords
kings
deities
pharaohs
6
Mesopotamia is the land between these two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Yellow
Tigris and Nile
Nile and Euphrates
7
Which one of the following is NOT a time period in Ancient Egypt's history?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Lower Kingdom
8
What is a line of rulers from the same family called?
empire
pharaoh
dynasty
destiny
9
As Egyptian city where the largest pyramid is found
Cairo
Giza
Thebes
Memphis
10
What boy became pharaoh when he was nine or ten years old?
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Tutankhamen
Menes
11
Amenhotep changed his name to Akhenaton.
True
False
12
What is a material that is burned for its good smell?
incense
flax
ivory
papyrus
13
A shadoof is a weapon invented by the Egyptians.
False
True
14
Who was the first emperor?
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Justinian
Hammurabi
15
What is the name of a Sumerian temple built for the gods to live?
pyramid
city-state
empire
ziggurat
16
What is the Sumerian system of writing?
ziggurat
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
irrigation
17
Which of the following would be in the Egyptian upper class?
artisan
noble
scribe
farmer
18
Who lead the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt?
Jesus
Moses
Jacob
Abraham
19
Which man received the Ten Commandments from God?
Jesus
Moses
Jacob
Abraham
20
Which of the following people would be in Sumer’s lower class?
government official
slave
king
farmer
21
What is a body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen called?
mummy
pharaoh
king
martyr
22
Only pharaohs were mummified.
False
True
23
Ancient Egyptians studied this book to learn how to obtain life after death.
Book of the Dead
Book of Spells
Book of Life After Death
Book of Osiris
24
Which of the following people would be in Sumer’s middle class?
farmer
slave
king
priest
25
Who lost most of the Egyptian Empire while trying to change the religion to monotheism?
Ahmost
Ramses II
Tutankamen
Akhenaton
26
This pharaoh was given the Great Pyramid, the largest pyramid in Egypt.
Narmer
Khufu
Tut
Ramses the Great
27
What is the largest desert in the world?
Western
Nubian
Sahara
African
28
Which best explains what a river delta is?
a place where a river enters a larger body of water
a place on a river where people usually settle
a place where two rivers meet
a place where a river begins
29
What were the laws from God that became part of the Hebrew Bible?
Talmud
Book of the Dead
Torah
Book of Spells
30
What protected Egypt from outside invaders?
all of the above
Cataracts
Mediterranean Sea/Nile Delta
Sahara Desert
31
Which of the following would be in the Egyptian lower class?
scribe
noble
artisan
farmer
32
In Meso, the farmers were in the middle class, but in Egypt they were in the lowest class.
False
True
33
What is very small particles of soil or rock in a river?
ivory
delta
silt
papyrus
34
What was the material used in the mummification process that would dry out the body?
canopic jars
water
linen
natron
35
What is an area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river called?
delta
deity
cataract
silt
36
Which man is the founder or father of Judaism?
Jacob
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
37
This man united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Thutmose III
King Khufu
Tutankhamen
Menes
38
What is the importance of living in a river valley?
Many gods lived in the river
Conditions were excellent for building homes
Conditions were excellent for farming
Kids could play in the river
39
What body of water does the Nile empty into?
Black Sea
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
40
Who is a skilled craftsperson like a pottery maker?
scribe
artisan
king
priest
41
Large tombs for the pharaohs are called
caskets
sarcophagas
pyramids
mastabas
42
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Amazon
Tigris
Euphrates
43
What is an independent state made up of a city and surrounding villages?
ziggurat
empire
city-state
country
44
What is a system of writing used by the ancient Egyptians?
Sanskrit
Italics
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
45
Hatshepsut wore mens clothing to prove that she could do the job just as good as any man.
true
false
46
In what direction does the Nile River flow?
West
North
South
East
47
What organ was
not removed
from the body when mummifying a body because it needed to be judged?
stomach
heart
brain
intestines
48
What is the belief in many gods?
monotheistic
neolithic
paleolithic
polytheistic
49
Egyptian kings were called
pharaohs
nobles
artisans
gods
50
What is a mountain like stone structure used as a tomb?
pharaoh
ziggurat
temple
pyramid
51
Which of the following geo. features most likely helped early civilizations develop trade?
desert
forests
rivers
mountains
52
Which person is a record keeper who learned how to write?
king
artisan
scribe
priest
53
Which of the following would be in the Egyptian middle class?
artisan
pharaoh
farmer
noble
54
How did the Sumerian and Egyptian forms of writing differ?
S used pictures. E used symbols and script.
There was no difference
S used symbols and script. E used pictures.
S used a simple form of writing. E used a very complex form.
55
Who is the god/goddess of magic and healing?
Hapi
Isis
Osiris
Ra
56
What is the process of preserving a body after death?
tombs
embalming
burial
mummy
57
Who was the king of Babylon that was the first to write down laws?
Justinian
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
58
Which of the following people would be in Sumer’s upper class?
farmer
slave
priest
fisher