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Unit 3 ancient Egypt
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1
What housed the organs during the mummification process?
Carrier Jars
Carabou Jars
Canopic Jars
Cartouche Jars
2
What type of economy allows people to trade goods and services without the exchange of money?
Capitalist Economy
Barter Economy
Trading Economy
Oligarchy Economy
3
Which Egyptian pharaoh's tomb was the only one to have ever been discovered intact?
Khufu
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
4
What was the Egyptian style of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Dicotic
Sumerian
5
Why did the people avoid the West Bank of the NIle River at night?
spirits
crops
mummies
bandits
6
Which map shows the location of early Egyptians?
C
A
B
D
7
This pharaoh disguised herself as a man and ruled Egypt. She increased trade in Egypt.
Narmer
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Cleopatra
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What is the Egyptian symbol called?
Obelisk
Ankh
Ka
Cartouche
9
Around which natural landform did the early Egyptians settle?
Island
River
Mountains
Plateau
10
What are the 3 time designations Egyptologists use to show different time periods in Egypt?
Hieratic, Hieroglyphic, and Demotic Kingdom
Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
Ancient, Middle, and Modern Kingdom
First, Second, and Third Kingdom
11
The Nile River flows?
North to South
East to West
South to North
West to East
12
Who was the Sun God?
Amon Re
Anubis
Sol
Rain
13
What type of government existed in ancient Egypt?
Republic
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
14
What is the geographic feature called?
Nile plateau
Nile cataract
Nile Delta
Nile plain
15
What was the primary purpose of mummification?
To preserve the body for Osiris to use in the afterlife
To preserve the body to use in religious ceremonies
To preserve the body so the ka will recognize it
To preserve the body for future generations to study
16
Which level of Egyptian society was least respected?
Priests and nobles
Unskilled workers
Traders and artisans
Farmers and herders
17
This pharaoh was a great builder and military leader, he may have been the leader in the Exodus
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
18
Which famous Egyptologist discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922?
Henrich Schlieman
George Elliott
Howard Carter
Sir Archibald Cameron
19
Which ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Menes
20
On what was the early people's economy based?
Trading
Farming
Goods and services
Fishing
21
What is this Egyptian artifact called?
The Cartouche symbol
The Sarcophagus symbol
The Ankh symbol
The Piye symbol
22
Who is this Egyptian god of the dead?
Horus
Anubis
Thoth
Isis
23
While building the pyramids, the Egyptians created the
A writing system called Hieroglyphics
A new social class
A 365 day calendar based on the flooding season
Geometry
24
What does the picture show about ancient Egypt?
Farmers were highly regarded
All people were equal according to the law
People were part of different social classes
Egyptian societies were ruled by an emperor
25
What writing is found at the top of the Rosetta Stone?
Phoenician
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Greek
26
How did the discovery of the Rosetta Stone impact our knowledge of ancient Egypt?
We learned how to read Greek writing
We learned how to read Hammurabi's Code of Laws
We learned about the social hierarchy of the Egyptians
We learned how to read Egyptian writing
27
How many sides does a pyramid have?
5
2
4
3
28
What did the stars help the people of Egypt create?
telescope
mummies
calendar
space ship
29
Which south African civilization did Egypt trade and fight with often, their capital was Meroë
Assyria
Nubia
Sumer
Babylon
30
a long boat with a flat bottom to transport heavy goods is a _______.
barge
flat boat
skiff
surfboard
31
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing was?
Creating a dummy stuffed with straw
The act of embalming
Removing the heart from the body
Surveying the pyramids
32
The pharaoh attempted to change Egypt from a polytheistic to a monotheistic society
Amenhotep IV
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Cleopatra
33
What was the effect of increased farming and trade?
Geometry was invented
The deserts became more populated
An organized government developed
A complex religion was established
34
Someone who helps the pharaoh rule is known as a
regent
sith
priest
jedi
35
To learn how to obtain life after death the Egyptians studied what book?
The Book of Prayers
The Book of Spells
The Book of Life After Death
The Book of the Dead
36
What was the main reason early culture groups settled in the region shown?
The region offered protection from attacks
The area served as a source of fresh water
The area was a holy site
The mountains offered protection
37
Which pharaoh does this death mask belong to?
Ramses II
Menes
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
38
According to Egyptian mythology who did Horus fight for dominion, or rule over Egypt?
His sister Geb
His father Osiris
His mother Isis
His uncle Seth
39
According to Egyptian myth what role did Osiris take after his resurrection, or return to life?
King of the desert
King of the waterways
Lord of knowledge
Lord of the underworld
40
What is this Egyptian artifact called?
Obelisk
Sphinx
Papyrus
Pyramids
41
What mythological creature is this?
Obelisk
Sphinx
Pyramid
Minotaur
42
A line of rulers from the same family is called?
Hierarchy
Delian
Axum
Dynasty
43
What was the long lasting paper-like material made from reeds called?
Sumerian
Papyrus
Cuneiform
Obelisk
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What does it mean to believe in many gods?
polygon
polytheism
monotheism
mono tone
