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Recap: Ancient Egypt
Recap: Ancient Egypt
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A #Quiz! for students focused on ancient Egyptian history.
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After years of conflict with the Hittites, ________ brought peace to Egypt by signing the first known peace treaty.
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses II
2
Cuneiform is to ancient Mesopotamia as __________ are to ancient Egypt.
pharaohs
pyramids
hieroglyphics
shadoofs
3
In addition to completing numerous building projects, _________ expanded trade routes and brought great wealth to Egypt.
Menes
Ra
Hatshepsut
Khufu
4
What ancient Egyptian invention helped them time the annual flooding of the Nile River and is still used today?
Sun Dial
365-Day Calendar
Compass
Shadoof
5
Scribes wrote hieroglyphics on paper made from _________, a reed plant that grew along the Nile River.
papyrus
shadoof
textile
cotton
6
What is not true about slavery in ancient Egypt?
Slaves were chosen based on race
Slaves were people who could not pay debts
Slaves were prisoners of war
Slaves were able to earn their freedom
7
Who was the first female pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Cleopatra
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep
8
In what way did the Nile River help the ancient Egyptians become wealthy?
Fertile land yielded food surpluses, supporting population growth & trade
Gold was sifted from the silt in shallow sections of the river after floods
Gold was mined from the banks of the river after annual floods receded
Fertile land yielded food shortages, preventing population growth & trade
9
Examples of cultural diffusion include:
Nubians using Egyptian hieroglyphics
Egyptians using Hittite weapons
Egyptians using Egyptian pyramids
Americans using 365-day calendar
10
Which famous writing contained magic spells and prayers that prepared ancient Egyptians for the afterlife?
The Rosetta Stone
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Book of the Dead
The Holy Bible
11
Egyptian women had...
fewer rights than women in most ancient civilizations.
fewer responsibilities children in ancient Egypt.
more rights than women in most ancient civilizations.
more money than the men in ancient Egypt.
12
Why did the ancient Egyptians construct the pyramids?
To attract merchants and unskilled workers to settle in their cities
To protect pharaohs and their possessions as they entered the afterlife
To prove they were more advanced than all the other civilizations
To protect their valuables from intense heat and annual river flooding
13
What was the purpose of mummification?
To preserve the body so the soul could enter the afterlife
To preserve the body so it could be brought back to life
To destroy the body so the soul could not enter the afterlife
To destroy the body so it could not be brought back to life
14
What did not play a role in protecting Egypt from outside invaders, allowing it to develop in relative peace?
Pyramids of Giza
Massive Sahara Desert
Cataracts of the Nile
Swampy Nile Delta
15
For whom was the Great Pyramid of Giza constructed?
Cleopatra
Khufu
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
16
Which group of ancient Egyptians was considered lower class?
Priests & Military Commanders
Farmers & Herders
Nobles & Government Officials
Artisans & Craftsmen
17
Which ancient Egyptian god was god of the sky, god of war, protector of Egypt, and had a falcon's head?
Mut
Ra
Thoth
Horus
18
Egyptians copying Hyksos military technology, like the bow and arrow, is an example of ___________.
foreign diplomacy
mass migration
cultural diffusion
climate change
19
Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a direct descendant of which god?
Anubis
Osiris
Ra
Horus
20
What was significant about the discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb?
It had not been robbed, so scholars were able to study its contents.
It contained the Dead Sea Scrolls, which led scholars to find more tombs.
It contained the Rosetta Stone, so scholars could translate hieroglyphics.
It had not been robbed, so scholars left it undisturbed out of respect.
21
Who was the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, husband of Isis, and decided whether or not a soul entered the afterlife?
Ra
Mut
Osiris
Anubis
22
What is the main reason ancient Egypt was able to be invaded and conquered throughout the years?
Sinful behavior
Infectious diseases
Weak borders
Internal conflict
23
Which pharaoh reigned for 67 years and expanded the empire by conquering land from Canaan to Syria?
Ramses II
Menes
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
24
What is a major difference between how the ancient Egyptians and the ancient Mesopotamians developed in river valleys?
Egyptians were not protected by their surroundings
Mesopotamians could rely on a predictable flood schedule
Egyptians could rely on a predictable flood schedule
Mesopotamians were protected by their surroundings
25
Ancient Egyptians were considered _________ because they worshiped many gods and goddesses.
atheistic
pantheistic
polytheistic
monotheistic
26
What ancient Egyptian tool was used by farmers to collect water from the Nile River for irrigation?
Pyramids
Hieroglyphics
Wells
Shadoofs
27
The _______ is a 240-foot statue of a lion with a man's head, and it stands not far from the pyramids of Giza.
Sphinx
Eiffel Tower
Tower of Babel
Rosetta Stone
28
In ancient Egypt, how were new rulers selected?
Current rulers passed power on to relatives within their family.
New rulers were selected by a democratic vote.
New rulers were chosen from the top military generals.
Current rulers selected their successors from local elders.
29
Because ancient Egypt's ruler was also believed to be a god, its government is considered a(n) __________.
democracy
meritocracy
autocracy
theocracy
