Ch. 11 Ancient Egypt Test Review

Ramses the Great is best remembered:

Which of the following best defines nobles?

A powerful pharaoh reunited Egypt and began the WHAT, around 2050 BC:

This pharaoh fought the Hittites for many years:

How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

In Egyptian art, WHAT are usually drawn realistically?

This is the kingdom south of Egypt:

This is a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top:

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

WHO wrote and copied religious and literary texts?

This is a long-lasting paperlike material made from reeds:

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

Why did Herodotus call Egypt the gift of the Nile?

What's the northernmost city of the New Kingdom?

Which statement supports the fact that the Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement?

What job employed the most people in Egypt?

Why did Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?

Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and head of a human or other animal:

This is the pharaoh best known for monuments built for him:

These are specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth:

These are rapids along a river:

Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian painting?

Egypt's first pharaoh was:

This is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes:

Branches of the Nile fanned out to form WHAT, a triangle shaped area at the mouth of a river:

Egyptians believed that a person's WHAT left the body and became a spirit after death:

Slaves in Egypt had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom: