Ancient Egypt Review

Question 1

Used war to strengthen and expand the Egyptian Empire. Conquered land in Africa, Syria, and the Fertile Crescent.

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Thutmose III

Question 2

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a burial place for which Egyptian pharaoh?

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Khufu

Question 3

a system of offices and officials that handle the business of government, like collecting taxes from farmers

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bureaucracy

Question 4

How did Hatshepsut prove she was a powerful pharaoh?

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dressed as a man to show she could do a man’s job

Question 5

During the middle Kingdom, these were built to divert flood waters for iriigation.

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canals

Question 6

The sighting of which star in the sky signified flooding season was near?

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Sirius

Question 7

an area of sediment carried by water and deposited at the mouth of a river

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delta

Question 8

the legendary first king of united Egypt

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Narmer

Question 9

allowed the Egyptians to construct the pyramids

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Engineering and Mathematics

Question 10

the social structure of ancient Egypt from top to bottom

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Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Merchants, Farmers

Question 11

vast desert areas of burning sands

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Red Lands

Question 12

Which of the following defines anatomy?

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study of the structure of the body and its organs

Question 13

a ruling family

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dynasty

Question 14

those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain records.

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Scribe

Question 15

is a statue or other free standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials.

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sculpture

Question 16

The cataracts along the Nile are most similar to

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rocky rapids

Question 17

served as tombs for pharaohs

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pyramid

Question 18

During her reign, Hatshepsut focused on

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trade

Question 19

a decorated coffin

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sarcophagus

Question 20

writing system that used drawings or symbols

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hieroglyphics

Question 21

What did Egyptian farmers build to trap flood waters?

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Earthen walls

Question 22

Cataracts are barren land that protected Egypt from invaders

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False

Question 23

What best defines the word "artisans?"

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Skilled workers

Question 24

increased Egypt’s wealth by expanding trade.

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Hatshepsut

Question 25

the Egyptians invented

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Papyrus and Glass

Question 26

Wealthy Egyptians had their bodies made into these. It is a body preserved by a special process.

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mummy

Question 27

used for making paper

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papyrus

Question 28

book of the dead

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book of chants and spells to help dead get to the afterlife

Question 29

Egyptians religious practices were

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polytheistic

Question 30

What was the salt used to dry out the bodies for mummification?

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natron

Question 31

Egyptian gods

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Horace, Amon Re, Isis

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