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Unit study guide for Ancient Egypt
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1
A collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife...
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Book of the Dead
The Book of Secrets
The Book of Hieroglyphic Spells
2
An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a...
mummy
decaying pharaoh
cadaver
corpse
3
Which group of people included jewelers, painters, and sculptors?
peasants
scribes
tradesmen
artisans
4
Deity or god who ruled the Nile River
Sneezy
Hapi
Grumpy
Re
5
What influence did the Nile River have on ancient Egyptian life?
B. water sports, swimming, healing the injured
D. Answers A & C
A. fish, drinking water, washing
C. watering crops/irrigation, fertile soil
6
Which group was in charge of embalming and mummification?
Priests
Scribes
Artisans
Government officials
7
Which is NOT true of mummification and the burial process?
Important possessions were buried inside the tomb
Bodies were wrapped in fine linen cloth
The heart and brain were left in the body
Mummification took over 2 months
8
The Nile River flows ______________ to the Mediterranean Sea.
North
South
West
Northwest
9
What crops did the Egyptians grow?
flax, wheat, and barley
potatoes
corn
rice and beans
10
What did Hatshepsut do during her reign as Pharaoh?
increased trade
undertook ambitious building projects
she didn't accomplish much
built an enormous memorial temple
11
People had to pay taxes to the Pharaoh in the form of grain or other goods.
false
true
12
What river made life in Egypt possible?
NIle River
The Amazon River
Tigris River
Egyptian River
13
The world's longest river is...
Amazon River
Yellow River
Barren River
Nile River
14
Which is are similarities between Egypt and Mesopotamia?
farming and trade
located along river(s)
located along the same river
a written language
15
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing
soaking it in salt
draining the blood from the body
mummification
embalming
16
Ancient Egyptian civilizations is famous for its huge
boats
walls
pyramids
skyscrapers
17
What are the contributions the Egyptians made to agriculture?
irrigation
sickle
shadoof
plow
18
Who were tasked with memorizing and writing over 700 hieroglyphs?
scribes
priests
artisans
peasants
19
Believed to be the son of Re, the sun god
Osiris
Narmer
Anubis
Pharaoh
20
Which "social class" was at the highest part of the social pyramid?
Pharaohs
Priests
artisans
peasants
21
Egyptian economy centered around
farming and fishing
mining and lumber
22
The ancient Egyptians developed a system of picture writing called...
hieroglyphics
latin
syllabic writing
cyrillic writing
23
Fertile means...
the weather at a place over many years
water in a river
full of nutrients
existing for a long time
24
Major Egyptian inventions...
paper
solar calendar
chemistry
hieroglyphics
25
The second most important people in society, below the Pharaoh were...
farmers and servants
priests and nobles
merchants and artisans
scribes and farmers
26
Egyptians traded wheat and linen for
iron
wood
ivory
spices
27
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a(n)
monarchy
reign
dynasty
hierarchy
28
The Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria was destroyed by...
fire
war
earthquake
hurricane
29
Why did new kingdoms begin after civil wars?
new pharaohs ruled so a new kingdom started
civil wars made people happy, so they wanted to make a new kingdom
30
Climate means
system of writing
the weather at a place over many years
to create something new
taxes collected by the pharaoh
31
"The Queen who would be King!" What is the name of the pharaoh who was the most successful women to rule Egypt?
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Clementine
Hatshepsut
32
Ancient Egyptians invented...
floods on the Nile River
coffee
the Greek alphabet
the clock and the 365 day calendar
33
Ancient Egyptians were fuled by Pharaohs and when pharaohs died, they were buried in tombs.
false
true
