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Chapter 11
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Statues, jewelry and pottery were made by
artists
artisans
architects
pharaohs
2
What landscape is on both sides of the Nile River Valley?
steppe
humid tropical
desert
mountains
3
In ancient Egypt, women had the right to
make business contracts
divorce their husbands
own property
all the above
4
The Egyptian writing system is called
Rosetta
Kush
hieroglyphics
Egyptese
5
An example of a great Egyptian temple is
the Great Pyramid
the Temple of Obelisk
the Temple of Karnak
the Sphinx
6
Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be so grand and spectacular?
to reflect the pharaoh's importance
to reflect the farmer's importance
to reflect the slave's importance
to reflect the sun god's importance
7
In 1922, Howard Carter found the undisturbed tomb of King
Horus
Menes
Tutankhamen
Ramses
8
A kingdom south of Egypt is
Luxor
Arabia
Memphis
Kush
9
During the flood season, farmers
harvested crops
worshipped gods
worked on pharaoh's building projects
did pre-planting work
10
Egypt's first Pharaoh was
Kush
Menes
King Tut
Queen Nefertiti
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What job employed the most people in Egypt?
farmer
architect
merchant
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People believed that by providing a good afterlife for the pharaoh
miracles would happen
Egypt would be safe from invasion
everyone would have a good afterlife
the Nile would flood regularly
13
Important Egyptian gods include
Scorpion and Aha
Isis and Horus
Menes and Thoth
Ramses and Geb
14
What did the Rosetta Stone help scholars do?
Find Queen Hatshepsut's tomb
Find a translation of Egyptian writing
Find beautiful paintings
Find Ramse's tomb
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An obelisk is a (an)
four sided pillar that is pointed on top
papyrus from the Nile
cataract along the Nile
sphinx with the head of a man and body of a lion
16
During the New Kingdom
the first dynasty came into being
Egypt was ruled by invaders
Upper and Lower Egypt were united
Egypt reached its height of power and glory
17
This female pharaoh was remembered for the monuments built during her reign
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Isis
18
A military career was a good opportunity for Egyptians because it helped
helped improved one's afterlife
helped people become pharaohs
people learn how to read
helped people rise in social status
19
What was the first step in the embalming process?
wrapping the body in linen
applying oils to the body
removing all the organs except the heart
drying the body
20
A Pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years
Menes
King Tut
Ramses the Great
Queen Hatshepsut
