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Ancient Egypt Review
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1
What was papyrus used for?
defense
burial places
writing
housing
2
The triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river is called a _____?
delta
pyramid
papyrus
cataracts
3
What female pharaoh is credited with the expansion of trade?
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Sobekneferu
4
What is polytheism?
the belief in 1 god
a belief in polygons
the belief in more than 1 god
the belief in no god
5
Who did the reading and writing in Egyptian society?
government officials
scribes
priests
merchants
6
What boy pharaoh was known because: 1. he was a child & 2. his tomb was found with riches?
Khufu
Ramses II
Menes
Tutankhamen
7
Who was at the bottom of Egyptian society?
government officials
slaves
scribes
priests
8
What is the item in the picture?
sphinx
ankh
Rosetta Stone
pyramid
9
Who was at the top of Egyptian society?
slaves
farmers
merchants
pharaoh
10
Lower Egypt, near the Nile Delta, was a good place for a rich capital city because _____.
There was desert to cross to transport gold.
It was where all the pharaohs lived.
The land is very fertile.
It was easy to protect.
11
What were the two major regions of ancient Egypt?
East & West
Cairo & Nubia
North & South
Upper & Lower
12
What was the function of the pyramids?
temples
burial places
Pharaoh's houses
places to mummify the dead
13
Where were the Kush located?
Africa
Nubia
Greece
Egypt
14
The country of Egypt is on what continent?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
15
How many languages were found carved on the Rosetta Stone?
1
2
4
3
16
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
to preserve them to someday bring them back to life
so their Ka would enter the afterlife
to make the dead look pretty
so the dead could be buried easier
17
What did the flooding cycle determine for the Egyptians?
where to build the Pyramids
which god/goddess toworship
how to establish a calendar
planting season
18
What pharaoh ordered the construction of the Great Pyramid?
Ramses
Hatshepsut
Menes
Khufu
19
The Nile River flows in which direction?
East
South
West
North
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What form of writing is seen in the picture?
Sanskrit
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
Greek
