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Ancient Egypt
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1
Egyptians built pyramids for who?
priests
pharaohs
everyone
soldiers
2
How has Cairo changed through the years?
overcrowded
decreased in size
more jobs
more trees
3
Irrigation is
way of supplying water to animals
way of supplying water to land
irritating
a machine
4
What is the location of the Aswan Dam?
West of the Red Sea
North of the Nubian Desert
north Egypt
south of Cairo
5
What is the way of supplying water to an area of land?
river
tradeoff
lake
irrigation
6
The Mediterranean Sea is the body of water above Egypt?
False
True
7
What problems did Fellahin face?
big houses
no medical
poor diet
no education
8
Why was the Nile River so important?
route for trade
it was long
left silt
caused fertile soil
9
Correct order of Egyptian hierarchy?
pharaoh, priests, soldiers, farmers, slaves, merchants
pharaoh, priests, scribes, merchants, farmers, slaves
priests, scribes, pharaoh, merchant, farmer, slaves
pharaoh, priests, farmers, soldiers, merchants, slaves
10
Tradeoff is
an incentive
exchange of one benefit for another
giving something to someone
a trade that is off
11
What was placed in canopic jars?
eyes
stomach
intestines
lungs
12
Series of rulers from the same family?
Pharaoh
dynasty
Queen
priest
13
Who was the first woman to rule Egypt?
Tefnut
Hatshepsut
Horus
Re
14
What was the major product and export in Egypt?
water
cotton
sand
wood
15
How long did the mummification process take?
50 days
70 days
80 days
60 days
16
What is a series of rulers from the same family?
pack
unit
dynasty
clan
17
Place that lies just North of Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Sudan
Red Sea
18
How was the life of the Fellahin?
own land
no school
average
simple diet
19
Ancient Egypt is often called the Gift of the
Nile
Osiris
gods
Mediterrean
20
Papyrus is
a piece of wood
a tool to write
foam like material for building
paper-like material for writing
21
Africa is
a state
West of Asia
where Egypt is located
located North of Europe
22
Why did the Suez Canal come under British control?
Egypt was bankrupt
wanted more land
war
was dependable
23
Hieroglyphics is a writing system that uses pictures for words.
No
Yes
24
What type of land covers much of Egypt?
wet lands
salt flats
desert
swamp grass
25
How has Egypt been a cultural leader?
famous people
school for girls
leader in feminist movement
bigger schools
