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Ancient Egypt review
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Review for unit test on 4/10/15
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1
Which letter represents modern Egypt?
C
A
B
D
2
Who were trained to read and write hieroglyphics?
priests
scribes
viziers
pharaohs
3
Which pharaoh united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Menes
Cleopatra
Hapshepsut
King Tut
4
From what type of plant did the Egyptians make their paper?
wheat
elm tree
flax
papyrus
5
Most Egyptians were in which industry?
fishing
pottery
farming
music
6
For the most part, which direction does the Nile River flow?
north
east
south
west
7
Whom kept track of taxes in Egypt?
slaves
scribes
priests
pharoahs
8
What was the name of the protective mother goddess?
Isis
Cleopatra
Ra
Hatshepsut
9
What type of cloth did the typical Egyptian wear?
flax
linen
cotton
wool
10
Who was the female pharoah whom originally acted as regent for her son?
Isis
Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra III
Hatshepsut
11
Much of the Egyptians' lives focused on preperation for
military conquest
the afterlife
travel
school
12
What was the most important purpose of the pyramids?
to preserve the body of the pharaoh to use in the afterlife
to make Egypt more beautiful
to test the engineering skills of the Egyptians
as a display of wealth and power
13
Which letter represents the Mediterranean Sea?
B
C
A
14
What was the signigance of the Rosetta Stone?
It allowed modern peoples to read Greek
It helped Egyptians learn to read
It allowed modern peoples to read hieroglyphics
It had the recipe for beer
15
What was the most common drink among Egyptians?
wine
beer
orange Capri-Sun
milk
16
Which pharoah is the Great Pyramid at Giza dedicated to?
Menes
Khufu
Osiris
King Tut
17
What form of government did Ancient Egypt have?
Theocracy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Monarchy
18
Someone who rules in the place of a child king until they are old enough are called a
regent
dude
scribe
vizier
19
What type of house did the average Egyptian live in?
large stone home with flat roof
mud brick with flat roof
wood cabin
tent of animal skin
20
Most Egyptian children spent their time
playing outside
singing and dancing
in school learning to read and write
working on the pyramids
21
What was a common job for Egyptian women outside of their home?
artist
farmer
dancer
custodian
22
A typical meal for most Egyptians was
rice and beans
soup and sandwich
tacos
bread and vegetables