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Ancient Egypt Review (C)
Ancient Egypt Review (C)
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1
What was the function of the pyramids?
places to mummify the dead
temples
burial places
Pharaoh's houses
2
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
so their Ka would enter the afterlife
so the dead could be buried easier
to make the dead look pretty
to preserve them to someday bring them back to life
3
What is an imaginary creature with a body of a lion & the head of a human?
unicorn
Jabberwocky
sphinx
ibis
4
What was papyrus used for?
burial places
writing
defense
housing
5
The Nile River flows in which direction?
East
North
West
South
6
Which of the following is NOT a natural barrier for Egypt?
deserts
cataracts
volcanoes
seas
7
What form of writing is seen in the picture?
cuneiform
Sanskrit
hieroglyphics
Greek
8
How many languages were found carved on the Rosetta Stone?
3
2
4
1
9
What female pharaoh is credited with the expansion of trade?
Cleopatra
Sobekneferu
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
10
Who was at the top of Egyptian society?
Farmers
Slaves
Pharaoh
Priests
11
What is the item in the picture?
Rosetta Stone
sphinx
ankh
pyramid
12
What were the two major regions of ancient Egypt?
Cairo & Nubia
Upper & Lower
East & West
North & South
13
What does a hieroglyphic writing system use instead of alphabetic letters?
letters
pictures or symbols
numbers
cuneiform
14
The country of Egypt is on what continent?
North America
Africa
Asia
Europe
15
What boy pharaoh was known because: 1. he was a child & 2. his tomb was found with riches?
Tutankhamen
Khufu
Ramses II
Menes
16
CHALLENGE! What is the present-day capital of Egypt?
Nubia
Cairo
Thebes
Memphis
17
The triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river is called a _____?
cataracts
pyramid
papyrus
delta
18
Lower Egypt, near the Nile Delta, was a good place for a rich capital city because _____.
There was desert to cross to transport gold.
The land is very fertile.
It was easy to protect.
It was where all the pharaohs lived.
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What is polytheism?
the belief in no god
the belief in 1 god
a belief in polygons
the belief in more than 1 god
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Who was at the bottom of Egyptian society?
pharaoh
merchants
farmers
slaves
