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365 days represents...
The number of pharaohs buried in the Valley of the Kings.
The amount of days in the mummification process.
The amount of days in Shemu.
The amount of days in the Ancient Egyptian calendar.
2
Why are Egyptian social classes described as a pyramid?
more people at the bottom, less at the top
a triangle represents the 3 seasons of the Nile
Pyramids are cool
Egyptians build pyramids
3
What are the Egyptian seasons?
Akhit, Perit, Ishtar
Shemu, Peret, Akhet
Perit, Ishtar, Shemu
Ishtar, Akhit, Shemu
4
In Ancient Egypt society, Egyptians worshiped...
Many gods or deities
One god
5
What was another way that the people in ancient Egypt adapted to their environment?
Looked for a new place to live.
Traded salt for gold
Mined gold
Created irrigation systems
6
Which option accurately describes the social pyramid in ancient Egypt?
1-peasants, 2-artisans, 3-scribes, 4-priests, 5-gov't officials, 6-pharaoh
1-pharaoh, 2-scribes, 3-gov't officials, 4-priests, 5-peasants, 6-artisans
1-pharaoh, 2-priests, 3-gov't officials, 4-scribes, 5-artisans, 6-peasants
1-pharaoh, 2-gov't officials, 3-priests, 4-scribes, 5-artisans, 6-peasants
7
What does the term "delta" mean in ancient Egypt?
A famous song
Egyptian stone carvings
A letter in the Greek alphabet
area near a river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil
8
Hieroglyphics is a form of writing.
False
True
9
What does Egypt's lands look like ?
Wet and filled with farming lands
Low mountains and deserts
Filled of flowers and palm trees
Dirt and Pyramids
10
The Nile River was used for...
All of the Above
water source
transportation
food source
11
What is Egypt known for?
Grasslands
Tropical Forrest
The Great Pyramid of Giza
12
The Ancient Egyptians loved...
Legos
Glass
Neatly shaped rocks
Board games
13
What are hieroglyphics?
A writing system that uses both pictures and symbols.
A ruler's name
A type of paper
A letter
14
How was the brain removed in the mummification process?
Burned a hole in the skull, and then removed
All of the above represent various methods
Taken with a hot rod through the nose
Drilling a hole in the skull.
15
Mummification: The body is placed into a __________.
casket
coffin
sarcophagus
pot
16
Which area is known as Lower Egypt?
The Southern Region
The Eastern Region
The Northern Region
The Western Region
17
Monotheism means...
None of the above
To believe in one god
To believe in multiple gods
All of the above
18
Why was Egypt referred to as the gift of the Nile?
They bathed in the lake.
It flooded and gave crops water.
They used the water to make soup.
They used it as a toilet.
19
What does the Nile River provide Ancient Egyptians?
Protection from invaders
A source of water and fertile land for farming
All of the above
A trade route
20
Mummification: __________ corpses for their journey to the afterlife.
extracting
preserving
dismantling
reviving
21
What benefits do the Nile floods bring to Egypt?
Irrigation water
Waters not too powerful to destroy cities
All of the Answers
Nutrient-rich silt
22
Astronomy helped Ancient Egyptians develop a
farming techniques
calendar
writing system
medicine
23
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A brutish warrior who protected the king
A well-respected ruler
A line of rulers from one family
The New England Patriots
24
Hieroglyphics are
A plant used to make paper
The original writing system of the Egyptians
The name of a desert
The ruler of a kingdom
25
Egypt is located on which continent?
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
26
Canopic jars are…
Type of vase to store food
Type of vase to store organs
Type of vase to add flowers
Type of vase to keep beer and wine
27
Papyrus was used in Ancient Egypt to make which of the following?
Paper
All of the Above
Sandals
Rope
28
The Pharaoh was...
All of the above
highest rank on the social pyramid
leader of Egypt
Chosen by the Gods
29
A shaduf was used in Ancient Egypt to?
Collect water
Wash clothing
Boil water
Attack neighboring villages
30
Which Pharaoh was known for building the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep IV(Akhenaten)
Khufu
31
What was a scribe?
Warriors
Knew how to read and write
Created Laws
Messenger to the king
32
In Ancient Egypt, what did both men and woman do?
Ride cows
Wear makeup
Take care of the children
Eat sand
33
What was one way that the people in ancient Egypt adapted to their environment?
Limited farming due to mountains.
Farmed in fertile soil along the Nile River.
Traded across the Mediterranean Sea.
Starved due to lack of food.
34
What geographic feature provided a natural barrier to protect Ancient Egypt against invasion?
several large seas
desert lands
extensive mountains
vast river systems
35
Why were mummies made in Ancient Egypt?
to protect precious jewels
to proivde them with food in the afterlife.
to become ready for heaven.
to preserve bodies for the afterlife.
36
Which area is known as Upper Egypt?
The Western Region
The Eastern Region
The Northern Region
The Southern Region
37
True or false? Ancient Egypt was divided into Upper and Lower Egypt.
True
False
38
In Ancient Egypt there are positions people held in society. Who of the following were at the top of Society?
Government Officials
Traders
Slaves and Farmers
Carpenters
39
Where did the earliest civilizations of Ancient Egypt develop?
On the coast of the Atlantic
Near the center of Africa
Along the Nile
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
40
King Tut became Pharaoh at the age of 9, which gave him the nickname "The Boy King."
False
True
41
The Upper Kingdom of Ancient Egypt is north of the Lower Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
True
False
42
There were three seasons. The flooding season, the planting season, and the _____________.
Planting season.
Growing season.
Water season.
Harvest season.
43
People within Ancient Egypt were
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
44
Polytheism?
One god?
Two gods?
Many Gods?
Three Gods?
45
Which Pharaoh was known for uniting Egypt?
Menes
Djoser
Ramses II
Cleopatra VII
46
What was built in Ancient Egypt as a tomb for the Pharaoh?
Shadufs
The Pyramids
Statues
Nileometer
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What important geographic feature was located in Lower Egypt?
White Nile River
Lake Victoria
The Nile Delta
Blue Nile River
