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Ancient Egypt
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Why was Egypt so successful?
They were able to adapt to the conditions of the Tigris River.
They had a big population of people to help them.
They were able to adapt to the conditions of the Euphrates River.
They were able to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River Valley.
2
Egyptians were the first to use _____ for columns, and temples.
clay
cement
sand
stone
3
What were the purpose of pyramids?
to hide their riches
a place to store grains
to provide individual tombs for royalty
a place where Egyptians lived with their families
4
Re is the god of...
nature
sun
underworld
moon
5
What social class are government official under?
upper
lower
middle
6
In which direction does the Nile River flow?
East
West
South
North
7
What religion did Ancient Egypt practice?
Daoism
Polytheism
Christianity
Buddhism
8
What has provided a source of water, fertile plains, and transportation for thousands of years?
Floodplain
Rich soil
The Nile River
Aswan High Dam
9
What are you looking at?
the Great Pyramid of Khufu
King Tut
the Great Sphinx of Giza
pharaoh
10
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta is called what?
papyrus
bamboo
parchment
11
What age did King Tut die?
19
9
20
10
12
Who was considered the most beautiful woman in Egypt?
Tiy
Nefetari
Nefertiti
13
Who was King Tutankhamun's father?
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Akhenaten
Alexander the Great
14
The Nile River empties into what body of water?
Blue Nile
White Nile
Mediterranean Sea
Lake Victoria
15
Ancient Egypt's writing system was called what?
Cuneiform
Olmec Script
Indus Script
Hieroglyphics
16
What continent is Egypt located in?
Africa
Asia
Europe
Australia
17
Who was the youngest pharaoh?
Amenhotep
King Tut
Ramsesses I
18
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure is...
totalitarianism
democracy
theocracy
apocracy
19
Who built the pyramids?
merchants
slaves
priests
commoners
20
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
The Amazon River
The Euphrates River
The Tigris River
21
Many Egyptians believed that after you died you went....
to bed
to heaven
to hell
to the afterlife
22
What is the oldest and tallest pyramid?
Great Pyramid of Khufu
The Pyramid of Khafre
The Pyramid of Menkaure
23
How many great pyramids are there?
2
6
5
3
24
What river runs along Egypt?
Red sea
Mississippi
Nile
Indus River
25
A process of embalming and drying corpses.
Mummification
Dehydrating
Hydration
Cremation
26
What is it called when a series of rulers come from a single blood line (family)?
Pharoahs
Dynasty
Culture
27
How many wives did Ramsses have?
11
7
6
8
28
The Egyptians created a calendar that had 365 days in a year.
True
False
29
What social class were peasants a part of?
Middle Class
Lower Class
Upper class
30
People began to migrate to the Nile River Valley in search of______________?
their family
tombs
the Great Pyramids
a reliable source of water
