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1
were the hanging gardens of Babylon real
no one really knows
it was real
it wasn't real
it might but it was destroyed
2
the valley of the kings is where king tut was put to live in the after life in is own tomb
False
True
3
the pharaoh dojser was killed by a hippo
True
False
4
what pharaoh was called hero after the war with the hittites
king tut
ramses the great
king auther
hammurabi
5
what empire took over Egypt
hyksos
mesopotamians
hittites
babylonians
6
what vehicle was pulled by horses in war or tournaments
car
chariot
wagon
airplane
7
what happens to a pharaoh when he or she dies
they are buried
the go to live eternally in the after life
they are mummified
they are left where they died
8
tombs were something used for the pharaohs to live in the after life as their palace after death
True
False
9
the original name for farming was agriculture
True
False
10
what was the name of the only women pharaoh
Hatshepsut
menes
ramses
king tut
11
what was in the center of the ancient cities such as babylon
great pyramid of giza
temple
pyramid
ziggurat
12
what class was the pharaoh on
upper
lower
middle
13
how long did the old kingdom last
345 b.c.-450 b.c.
2600 b.c.-2300 b.c.
6700 b.c.-7600 b.c.
14
which kingdom did Egypt fall
old kingdom
middle kingdom
new kingdom
15
what was Egypt most known for
chariots
pyramids
gold
zigurats
16
what pharaoh built the great pyramid of giza
hatsheput
khufu
ramses
menes
17
what is mesopotamia called
america
africa
egypt
fertile crescent
18
the assyrians were the strongest army of their time
False
True
19
how long ago was the most recent ice age
1,000 years ago
2.5 million years
2 million years
B.C 243
20
Howard Carter died 6 months after finding king tut's tomb after an infection due to a insect bite
False
True
21
what was the code called that modernized the laws that we use today
hammurabi's code
gilgamesh's code
Tiglath pileser code
sargon's code
22
what does A.D. stand for
after death
before christ
Anno domini
common era
23
what is the largest pyramid in Egypt
pyramid of djoser
red pyramid
bent pyramind
great pyramid of giza
24
what was the book of the dead
spells that help the pharaoh make it to the after life
a book of spells
a list of spells
a figment of Egyptian imagination
25
what class were the slaves on
lower
middle
upper
26
what pharaoh was mauled by a hippo
menes
hatsheput
hummurabi
king tut
27
where does the valley of the kings lie in Egypt
the Nile's south bank near Tanta
the Nile's east bank near giza
the Nile's West bank near luxor
the Nile's north bank near Edfu
28
when did written history begin
5000 years ago
3000 years ago
2,400 years ago
5,500 years ago
29
which pharaoh had the most extraordinary tomb in all of Egypt
menes
ramses
Tutankhamen
king tut
30
the Egyptians had their own writing that they carved into walls mostly in tombs what were they called
curses
hieroglyphics
passages
drawings
31
what country is Egypt located in
Zimbabwe
Africa
Europe
america
32
when did farming start in Mesopotamia
AD 1
B.C. 2435
B.C 346
1800s B.C
33
the Nile river has annual floods every year
False
True
34
pharaohs would take their tombs with total perfection
True
False
35
who was the first king of Mesopotamia
hammurabi
sargon
ramses the great
gilgamesh
36
the hyksos used bow and arrows in war against the Egyptians which brought Egypt to its knees
False
True
37
what would the Egyptians use canals for
to get rid of water
to attack opposing kingdoms
irrigation,farming,stop floods
38
what king made a set of laws that basically formed the way we live today
hammurabi
sargon
hammurabis code
gilgamesh
39
what did they call the middle kingdom
bronze age
wood age
golden age
stone age
40
what two rivers surround mesopotamia
Dead sea
the tigris and the euphrates
Nile River
red sea
41
who was the most powerful god in Egyptian culture
isis
zues
sun god RA
osiris
42
who found king tut's tomb
john wilks booth
ramses the great
Indiana Jones
howard carter
43
what pharaoh was basically mixed with Ra to form a new god
ramses
menes
akanodin
hatshepsut
