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A review for an ancient Egypt test.
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1
Who was Ramses ll?
Egypt's greatest pharaoh.
Egypt's youngest pharaoh
Egypt's most hated pharaoh
Egypt's first pharaoh
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What does polytheistic mean?
believing pharaoh is god
believing in more than one god
believing on one god
believing the ka needs to go back to body
3
On which continent would I find Egypt?
Africa
Middle East
Oceania
Asia
4
What was the significance of the Rosetta Stone?
It was the gold capstone of the Great Pyramid
It enabled historians to decipher hieroglyphics.
It contains the first set of written laws.
It was the cornerstone of the Spinx.
5
What was mummification?
the process of weighing the heart in the afterlife
the returning of the ka to the body
process of enthroning a pharaoh
process of embalming a body
6
What is unusual about the Nile river?
It deposits fertile soil during flooding.
It flows south to north.
It has cataracts.
It is the world's widest river.
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What type of government did ancient Egypt have?
dictatorship
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
8
An area of fertile soil deposited at the mouth of a river
basin
shaduf
delta
farm
9
Which of these protected Egypt from being invaded?
pharaohs
The Mediterranean Sea
Nubian warriors
The Sahara Desert
10
What group of the social hierarchy makes up the majority of the people in Egypt?
farmers and unskilled workers
government workers
scribes and artisans
pharoahs and nobles
11
Who controlled Egypt's government, government and religion?
pharaohs
priests
scribes
lords
12
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
Arabic
English
Hieroglyphics
hirographics
13
What is a dynasty?
a bowl shaped hole
an area of fertile soil
a series of rulers from the same family
a set of laws
14
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for
King Tut
Ramses ll
King Khufu
Queen Nefertiti
15
What enabled river civilizations to survive and flourish?
developing iron tools
flooding that left silt
developing trade
discovery of fire
16
Which was a capital city of Egypt?
Menes
Ninevah
Giza
Memphis
17
What are cataracts?
Waterfalls
Foods
Rain
Buildings
18
What describes the Nile's floods?
unpredictable and wild
gentle and predictable
useless
destructive
19
What is papyrus?
a reed plant used for paper-making
the writing system of ancient Egypt
a reed plant used for medicine
a huge stone temple
20
The area around the Nile delta is called
Upper Egypt
Old Egypt
Valley of the Kings
Lower Egypt
21
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
the world's most beautiful woman
the wife of Ramses ll
the world's first woman ruler of a major empire
the mother of King Tut
22
Which of these things did Egypt invent?
sundial
geometry
Sand paper
The wheel
23
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt and created the first dynasty?
Menes/Narmer
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
King Tut
24
How did the cataracts help Egypt?
It gave Egypt a recreation area
It gave lots of silt
It did nothing for Egypt
It provided a means of protection
25
Why was King Tutankhamen so famous?
He was Egypt's last pharaoh.
His lavish tomb was found intact.
He was Egypt's first pharaoh.
He was Egypt's greatest Pharaoh.
26
What is a pyramid?
a huge stone structure used as a temple
a huge stone structure used as a landmark
a huge stone structure built as a tomb
a huge mud brick structure used as offices
27
Who did the people blame when the crops didn't grow or when disease struck?
themselves
deities
pharaohs
priests
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What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Tigris
Euphrates
Thebes
