Student Unit C: Egypt Practice Review

What is a delta?

In Egypt, which direction is Lower Egypt located in?

A ruling family is called a:

Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites?

The ancient Egyptian writing system that used drawings and symbols to represent sounds was called _______

The fertile lands on either side of the Nile River were called the:

Bodies preserved by a special process were called:

The Egyptian word for “king” was:

Who unified Upper and Lower Egypt?

What did Egypt have to IMPORT from Nubia

Those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record important information and maintain records were called

The most important god of all those worshiped by the Egyptians was the sun god named

Which pharaoh built more monuments than any other pharaoh?

What is a vizier?

Which is NOT true of Hatshepsut?

In order to build the pyramids, the Egyptians needed to be good in the fields of engineering and

Which item did Egypt NOT export to Nubia?

The Egyptians developed a calendar with 365 days that was called a

Egyptians believed in many gods; therefore, they practiced __________.

What was the paper-like material that the Egyptians created?

Ideas spread from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods and services, which was called

Who was at the BOTTOM of Egypt’s social class pyramid?

Which Egyptians were made into mummies and put in tombs filled with items they might need in the afterlife?

Trade between Nubia and Egypt created __________ since each country depended on the other for goods it did not have.

From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned much about __________, or the structure of the human body and its organs

The system of offices and officials that the pharaohs relied on to handle the business of government was called a:

The deserts that were just beyond the Black Lands were called the:

The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that