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1
___________ was the Ancient Egyptians' god of the living and the dead.
Osiris
Herodotus
Horus
Isis
2
Into Which body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Nubian Sea
Red Sea
Eastern Sea
Mediterranean Sea
3
Which city was not located along the Nile?
Abu Simbel
Tell el-'Armarna
Jerusalem
Napata
4
The death mask of __________ is the most famous artifact from Ancient Egypt.
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Tutankhamen
Thutmose III
5
After death, Egyptians believed their __________ would be reunited with their bodies?
Ka
Brain
Eyes
Intestines
6
How did Egypt's geography affect the development of its civilization?
The desert help protect Egypt from Invasion
The Nile served as a highway for trade
all of these are true
The Nile provided fertile soil
7
Khufu built the Great Pyramid ________________.
to distract potential grave robbers
partly to show how great he was
to honor his father
at Abu Simbal
8
To irrigate their fields, ancient Egyptian farmers often used a ___________.
sphinx
drop irrigation system
shaduf
pyramid
9
Where would be the best place to farm?
150 miles west of the Nile River
Along the Nile River
Along the Red Sea
In the Nubian Desert
10
Which group was at the bottom of the Ancient Egyptian social class system?
Slaves
Pharaohs
Farmers
All of these are true
11
The mouth of the river is often called the __________.
Delta
Floodplain
Top
Lower
12
Under Pharaoh ____, Egyptian art became more realistic and religion became more monotheistic.
Tutankhamen
Akenaton
Hatshepsut
Ramses The Great
13
An early form of paper made from reeds from the Nile was ___________.
Clay Tablets
Silt
Cataracts
Papyrus
14
The regular appearance of the star of Sirius led to the development of ____________.
a calendar
trade with Nubia
papyrus
mummification
15
The Greek historian ___________ called Egypt "The gift of the Nile"?
Herodotus
Sackalaroppolous
Plato
Socrates
16
Egypt enjoyed stable rule during the 66-year reign of _________.
Ramses The Great
Tutankhamen
Cleopatra
Thutmose III
17
Egyptians mummified the bodies of their pharaohs in order to _________.
scare away grave robbers
satisfy their morbid desires
speed up the decaying process
preserve them for the afterlife
18
Why did Old Kingdom Pharaohs build great monuments?
To give a home in the afterlife
How wealthy they were
All of these are true
How great they were
19
Agriculture in Egypt depended on the _____, the predictable and regular flooding of the Nile.
condensation
obelisk
inundation
floodplain
20
This man fell in love with Cleopatra FIRST?
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Horus
Ramses II
21
Hieroglyphic writing ____________.
decorated the interior of tombs and temples
all of these are true
was decoded after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone
based on a series of pictures and symbols
22
In ancient Egypt, priests _________.
all of these are true
gazed at the stars
served the pharaoh
ran the temples
23
______ was named regent for the Thutmose III and served as one of Egypt's few female pharaohs.
Ramses The Great
Cleopatra
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
24
Which one of these is not an Egyptian God or Goddess?
Allah
Anubis
Re
Horus