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A review for the Ancient Egypt quiz
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1
Egyptians put the important organs in ____________.
pyramids
canopic jars
buckets
freezers
2
What represented the unification of upper and lower Egypt?
Pyramid
Double Crown
Trade
The Great Pyramids
3
In Which Kingdom of Ancient Egypt did they begin to build an EMPIRE?
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
None of the Above
4
Which of the following was NOT made by the ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Pyramid
Sphinx
Ziggurat
5
Why did Egypt grow massive wealth from the lands around the Nile?
The Nile was centrally located along major trade routes
The Nile flooded predictably leaving silt for better farming
Egyptians used fertilizer which made crops grow larger
The Nile had predictable flooding, but was hard to travel on
6
The time when Egypt's early pharaohs worked to build unity in the country.
The New Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The Ancient Times
The Old Kingdom
7
When the Ancient Egyptians no longer built pyramids , they buried the kings in the...
Valley of the Sphinx
Valley of the Dead
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Pharaohs
8
Who was worshiped as the chief god in Ancient Egypt?
Osiris
Ra
Set
Horus
9
What was papyrus used for in Ancient Egypt?
to cook with
to make paper
weapons
to build with
10
Where is Egypt?
Africa
Asia
Europe
South American
11
The kingdoms of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt developed around the _____________________.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Nile River
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
12
The life force, soul, or spirit that remains with the body throughout life.
Da
Ka
Fa
Ra
13
During the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony, your heart is weighed against?
The Eye of Horus
Scarab Beetle
An Ankh
Feather of Truth
14
Why has Egypt been called the "gift of the Nile"?
the Egyptians took gifts to the Nile
The Nile gave them gold and silver
Moses was found on the Nile
The Nile River gave them everything they needed to survive.
15
The fan shaped area in north eastern Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
a cataract
the source
the river
the delta
16
The Ancient Egyptian system of writing is called:
Tutankhamen
hieroglyphics
pharaohs
papyrus
17
Who was the pharaoh's successor?
his favored son of his favored wife
his wife
all of his children
Whoever the pharaoh picked
18
Large waterfall; any strong rapid or rush of water:
Devote
Thutmose
Peasant
Cataract
19
What organ didn't get removed during mummification?
heart
intestines
lungs
stomach
20
Which of the following is NOT an ancient Egyptian period?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Ancient Kingdom
21
Why did the Nubians develop trade routes over land?
The Egyptians tended to attack by boat.
Cataracts on the Nile River limited travel.
Travel in the desert was easy
Nubians had no ship-building skills
22
In which time period did Egypt do the most expanding?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
All of the above
23
Who became the first king of Egypt?
Menes
Tutankhamen
Hammurabi
Cario
24
Which woman pharaoh wore a fake beard and carried a scepter to symbolize authority?
Tutankhamen
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Isis
25
The pyramids were:
large Egyptian trading ships
tombs for the Egyptian pharaohs
tombs for Egyptian workers
a writing material Egyptians used
26
Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Akhenaton
Cleopatra
27
Which of the following supports the fact that the Nile Valley was suited for settlement?
The geography included areas for farming
The geography helped to unify the country
The geography supported various desert plants and birds
The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely
28
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided monument, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun.
False
True
29
What did archaeologists find to help them understand ancient Egypt better?
cuniform
stylus
clay tablets
rosetta stone
30
Dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family.
False
True
31
Hatshepsut was a powerful woman who became a pharaoh and ruled Egypt during the 14th centuryBC.
True
False
32
The Ancient Egyptian's written language contained approximately how many different symbols?
Over 600
50
10,000
500
33
Egyptians believed that after death people:
would become a god or goddess
would just no longer exist
would become an animal
would live again
34
Egyptian contributions to civilization include:
a new way to catch fish
ships and metal tools
a kind of paper, a written language and a calendar
35
What group of people seized power in Lower Egypt and ruled as the 15th Dynasty?
Israelites
Hyksos
Nubians
Assyrians
36
The shape of the pyramids were designed to imitate?
for protection
the sun's rays shining down from the heaven
the Pharaoh
a geometric shape
37
The Western Desert and the Red Sea kept visitors and invading armies out of Egypt.
False
True
38
The Great Pyramid of Egypt was built for me.
Menes
Khufu
Tutankhamen
Ramses the Great
39
What would happen if anyone was caught stealing from a tomb?
They would get a lot of cool stuff
Be severely punished or hurt
Automatically be sentenced to death
They would go to jail for life
40
What is the definition of the word pharaoh?
a goddess
a god
a polytheistic
a ruler of ancient Egypt
