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6C Ancient Egypt
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1
Who defeated the Hyksos and created the New Kingdom?
Menes
Amenhotep I
The Slaves
Ahmose I
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What allowed Ancient Egyptian farmers to have fertile soil to grow their crops?
monsoons
flooding of the Nile
water that came from the Mediterranean Sea
use of chemical fertilizers
3
What is a cataract?
a large mountain
a rocky place with rapids in a river
a valley
a small city-state
4
What was the name of the preserved body of an Ancient Egyptian?
mummy
pharoah
papyrus
sarcophagus
5
What was the Egyptian economy based on?
selling grapes
farming
trading
fishing
6
What was the name of the group of people that wrote down laws and stories in hieroglyphics?
soldiers
scribes
priests
lawyers
7
Where is Upper Egypt located?
North
South
West
East
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What was the name of the Egyptian writing system?
scribes
alphabet
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
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Which Pharaoh first united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms?
Cleopatra
Tutmose III
Hatshepsut
Menes
10
Since the Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaohs were gods, they did not ____________.
worry about invasion
want to pay taxes
worship other gods
want to displease them
11
What was papyrus made from?
the bark of trees
reeds that grew along river banks
thin tablets of clay
dried animal skin
12
Fertile farmland in Egypt was located near all the following except:
Lower Egypt
The Mediterranean Sea
The Nile River
Upper Egypt
13
What was the name of the pharaoh who believed in monotheism and the worship of only god: the sun god?
Ramses
Hatshepsut
Jean Champollion
Akhenaten
14
Why did the Egyptian pharaohs want their wealth buried with them when they died?
They wanted to give it to the gods.
They would use it in the afterlife.
They did not want it destroyed.
They were afraid their families would lose it.
15
Who were the people at the bottom of the social pyramid called?
priests
soldiers
enslaved people
kings or queens
16
Why was the Rosetta Stone helpful to Egyptologists?
It was used as a war weapon.
It helped boost the economy.
It helped them mummify the dead.
It enabled them to translate hieroglyphics.
17
What was the name of the first woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt?
Menes
Hatshepsut
Kufu
Ramses II
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During Hatshepsut's rule, the New Kingdom faced a period during which Egypt ____________.
stopped building tombs
was at peace and was prosperous
invaded Greece
stopped foreign trade
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What was the name of the drying agent found by the Nile River that was used to preserve the bodies?
canopic
sugar
natron
oils
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When did the Middle Kingdom end?
The Hyksos were driven out of Egypt.
Civil war broke out between Upper and Lower Egypt.
The Hyksos invaded northern Egypt.
The king of Thebes reunited Egypt.
