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Egypt and Kush
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1
The type of government in Ancient Egypt was....
Monotheism
Theology
Theocracy
Polytheism
2
What type of land boarded the Nile River in Egypt?
marshes
mountains
savannas
deserts
3
Why is Amenhotep IV considered an unusual Pharaoh?
He started a new religion where people could worship one god
He started a new religion where people could worship many gods.
He created irrigation of crops
He build all the pyramids
4
The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called
Bribes
Taxes
Tributes
Surveys
5
The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was the
Sudan
cataracts
Sahara
Red Sea
6
The chief god of the Egyptians was.....
Bel
Re or Ra
Isis
Tut
7
A time of power, wealth and achievement in Egypt
The Golden Age
The Silver Age
The Ancient Age
The Stone Age
8
Hatshepsut was.....
the first ruler of Egypt
Created the Sphinx
the first woman to be ruler of Egypt
A child pharaoh
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The Kushites were the first Africans to make.....
bronze
steele
stone
iron
10
This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Hatshepsut
Narmer
Ramses II
King Tut
11
In what ways are ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia the same?
They both has same government and religion
They both had major rivers and dependable floods
They both had farming surpluses and economy grew
They both had natural defenses and floods.
12
What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?
The people built too many temples and ran out of money.
The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples.
The people were too interested in their religion.
Egyptian crops failed because of drought
13
The Upper class in Egypt was made up of....
farmers
artisans
priests and nobles
Pharaohs
14
The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of
mathematics
irrigation
astronomy.
medicine
15
How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?
They irrigated during the dry season.
They grew papyrus.
They created hieroglyphics.
They became successful farmers.
16
Which is NOT a duty of a pharaoh?
train priests
unify Egypt
hire officials
give orders
17
Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?
It is the longest river in the world.
It has dangerous cataracts.
It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming.
18
Which invention did Egypt make?
a 365-day calendar
a number system based on 12
the sailboat
cuneiform writing
19
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was
removing only the eyes.
creating a dummy stuffed with straw.
surveying the pyramid.
the act of embalming.
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The Egyptian system of writing was called
hieroglyphics
cave paintings
sandscrit
cuneiforms
