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Use this Quiz to study for the Ancient Egypt test! (Mr. Teemant)
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This god killed his brother, & then tried to destroy his nephew. He was the God of Chaos, Violence, Deserts and Storms.
Horus
Sobek
Ra
Set
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Name one of the things that the Nile River did NOT provide the people of Ancient Egypt.
Rich mineral deposits.
Rich soil for farming. (The Nile would flood every year)
Water.
Materials for paper and clothing.
3
A plant that grows in the Nile and is used to make paper
Rosetta Stone
Ramses the Great
Scribes
Papyrus
4
Any sequence of powerful leaders of the same family:
Pharaoh
Dynasty
Cleopatra
Osiris
5
What is placed inside the Canopic Jars?
The rings that the Pharaoh wore
The Pharaoh’s crook and flail
The organ’s of the Pharaoh
The brain mashed up
6
Egyptian practice of preserving a body so its soul can go on to the afterlife
King Tut
Mummification
Sahara Desert
Nile River
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Longest river in Africa, its flooding waters provided rich soil for crops each year
Sahara Desert
Nile River
Mummification
King Tut
8
Which of the following statements is not true about Egyptian Pharaoh’s
Believed to be a god, or child of a god
King or Queen of Egypt
Absolute Ruler over their people
All are true
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Egypt’s most important god, he was the Creator God. He was one of the first in Egyptian mythology. He created Earth.
Horus
Set
Sobek
Ra
10
What was the name given for the fertile land on the banks of the Nile?
Nile River
Black Land
Red Land
Great Pyramid of Giza
11
What was the first step in the Mummification Process?
Placing organs in Canopic Jars
Washing the body in Natron (Salt)
Wrapping the body in Linen
Cutting open the body to take out organs
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In 48 BC who helped Cleopatra defeat her brother at the Battle of the Nile?
Julius Caesar
Octavian
Mark Anthony
Ptolemy
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What civilization was located at the intersection of the Sahara Desert and the Nile River?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Sumer
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Why did Ancient Egyptians mummify their leaders?
They thought it was cool to preserve the bodies
They felt the soul would live on if the body was preserved
They needed something to do
Egyptians never Mummified their leaders
15
After Caesar is assassinated whom did Cleopatra fall in love with, and ally herself with?
Mark Anthony
Octavian
Caesarian
Constantine
16
The ruler of the Egyptians
Osiris
Pharaoh
Cleopatra
Dynasty
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King Menes would unite Egypt and create the Double Crown. What were the names of the 2 parts of Egypt he would unite?
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Southern Egypt and Northern Egypt
Lower Egypt and Top Egypt
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What happened to the body in the House of Beauty?
40 days
Body is wrapped to a depth of about 20 layers
1 year
Body is dried with Natron
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What was the name given for the desert area that gave precious metals and semi precious stones to Ancient Egypt
Red Land
Black Land
Great Pyramid of Giza
Nile River
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Egyptian form of writing that used small pictures to represent an alphabet
Papyrus
Ramses the Great
Rosetta Stone
Heiroglyphics
21
Largest desert in the world. This desert also covers almost all of North Africa and is as large as the United States.
Sahara Desert
Nile River
Mummification
King Tut
22
This fierce god was somewhat reinforced by his depiction as a crocodile-headed man. They say that he created the Nile.
Sobek
Ra
Set
Horus
23
Upper and Lower Egypt didn’t get along, what did King Menes create to help unite the two groups of people?
Created and wore the double crown.
Forced everyone to speak the same language
None of the above
Killed everyone who was from Lower Egypt
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Tombs for the Pharaohs
King Tut
Pyramids
Mummification
Sahara Desert
25
Why was the Rosetta Stone important in the History of the world?
Scientists could open up the tombs of ancient pharos because they had a key
Now people could understand the ancient writing inside Mayan Temples.
Because now we could understand what Rosetta was trying to tell us.
People could understand the ancient writing inside temples and pyramids.
26
How did Cleopatra die?
She died during the battle
She came down with a fever
She committed suicide with a poisonous snake
She was killed by Octavian
27
How long did the Mummification Process take place?
15 days
70 days
1 year
40 days
28
Egyptians who kept written records using papyrus and hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Scribes
Rosetta Stone
Ramses the Great
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She was Goddess of the Moon, protector of women and children, and healer of the sick.
Horus
Sobek
Set
Isis
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God of the Underworld, symbolized death and resurrection in Ancient Egypt. He caused the annual flooding of the Nile.
Set
Osiris
Horus
Isis
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Leader who is known for erecting many monuments and is often regarded as the greatest, most powerful pharaoh
Scribes
Julius Caeser
Cleopatra
Ramses the Great
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Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager
Sahara Desert
Mummification
King Tut
Nile River
33
Who is considered the most effective pharaohs during the Ancient Kingdom?
Ramses II
Cleopatra VII
King Menes
King Tutankhamun
34
This god is the Son of Osiris and Isis. He is a falcon-headed man and worshiped as the God of the Sky and War.
Set
Ra
Horus
Sobek
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A key stone which allowed scientists to learn hieroglyphics
Ramses the Great
Papyrus
Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphics
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Egyptian god of the afterlife
Dynasty
Pharaoh
Cleopatra
Osiris
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Hieroglyphics are known as…
A System of writing that combines 3 types of writing into one.
A system of writing using signs and symbols, (picture writing.)
A form of writing using numbers and letters.
A system of writing is the basis of our alphabet.
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One of the most famous women in history. 69 BC – 10 August 30 BC was Queen of Egypt. She was its last active ruler
Osiris
Cleopatra
Dynasty
Pharaoh
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Belief that the souls of the deceased live on after death
Dynasty
Afterlife
Osiris
Pharaoh
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What organs are kept inside the body?
Lungs
Liver
Stomach
Heart
