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On what continent is Egypt located on?
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
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Who is Cleopatra VII
Queen who served as regent for Thutmose III.
Egyptologist who earned world fame for the discovery of Tut.
Queen who was defeated by Octavian.
Egypt's most powerful ruler.
3
Who is Hatshepsut?
His tomb was found intact by Howard Carter.
Queen of Egypt who became regent for her stepson.
Egypt's most powerful pharaoh.
Egyptian Queen who was defeated by Octavian.
4
What is mummification?
An Egyptian tomb of the Memphite dynasty that is oblong.
To embalm and dry as or as if a mummy.
A written scroll
Place of worship
5
Which pharaoh kept the throne from a step-son for twenty years?
Cleopatra VII
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
King Tut
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What was one of the ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise in social class?
Attend scribe school
Take care of a temple
Store a lot of grain
Help build a pyramid
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Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
To perform a sacrifice to the gods
To avoid the risk of poison
To feed them in the afterlife
To show earthly love
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Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?
Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years.
Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.
Trade expeditions helped Tut learn about faraway lands.
Tut was the first woman to claim power.
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Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by a pyramid?
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.
Most were in bottom classes; fewer at the top.
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
10
Who was a building and trading pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
King Tut
Cleopatra VII
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Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
Government officials out of favor.
Scribes who kept poor records
Priests hoping to get jobs at the temples.
Peasant farmers during the flood season.
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How did most government officials obtain their jobs?
They attended school to learn how to govern.
They inherited the position from a family member.
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
13
What are scarabs?
Ancient Egyptian writing
Worshipped one god
Sacred beetle representations
Ruler of Egypt
14
Which pharaoh had over 100 children?
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
King Tut
Cleopatra VII
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What is a canopic jar?
place of worship
Oval figure of pharaoh's name
Egyptian urn to hold organs
Written scroll
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What is an obelisk?
An upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar.
His tomb was found intact.
A sodium carbonate used in embalming.
King of the gods.
17
Which pharaoh inherited the throne at 9?
Hatshepsut
King Tut
Cleopatra VII
Ramses II
18
What is the meaning of hieroglyphics?
An Egyptian tomb of the Memphite dynasties
Egyptian writing using pictorial symbols and sounds.
To embalm or dry as a mummy.
An oval figure of a pharaoh's name
19
What is the meaning of pharaoh?
Ruler of ancient Egypt
Regarded as Egypt's most powerful king.
A written scroll
The worship of one god-Aten
20
Who is known as the greatest pharaoh of New Kingdom?
Ramses II
Tutmose III
Cleopatra VII
King Tut
21
The purpose of the obelisks were
To give thanks to the gods.
To control the news.
To show off pharaoh's wealth.
All of the above.
22
What made the delta perfect for farming?
The Nile River
The beautiful forests
The gentle, yearly flooding left behind silt.
The stone quarries enriched the earth.
23
The Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza was the burial tomb for Khufu's wife.
True
False
24
Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was
A god
A child
A woman
A priest
25
What is papyrus?
A written scroll.
Place of worship and the depository for food and objects
The Egypt god Amon-Re was the king of gods
An upright 4-sided pillar that tapers into a pyramid.
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What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
Storehouses for reserves of grain
Tombs for pharaohs when they died.
Homes for the pharaoh's servants
Temples for religious worship
27
Who was known as the "boy" king?
King Tut
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra VII
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I was pharaoh for more than 60 years. I was a military leader. I had hundreds of statues.
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Senusret I
Ramses II
29
The types of crops Egyptians grew were
Wheat
All of the above.
Barley
Lentils
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Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
A plant
Soft clay
Animal skins
Cotton rags
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Who is Ramses II?
Queen who was defeated with Marc Antony at Actium.
Egypt's most powerful pharaoh who reigned for six decades.
Egyptologist who earned fame for the tomb of King Tut.
His tomb was found by Howard Carter.
