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Duplicate of Ancient Egypt and Kush
Duplicate of Ancient Egypt and Kush
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What do we know about the ancient world? #Egypt#kush
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1
What new tool did the Egyptians use to spread water across their lands?
the ibis
shaduf
the cataract
the hieroglyph
2
Amenhotep IV, father of Tutankhamen, wanted Egypt to be monotheistic--follow one god.
False
True
3
Which conclusions about the Old Kingdom can be drawn from studying the pyramids?
They had advanced math and knew how to move large stones.
The Egyptians liked rocks.
Egyptians were advanced engineers in an organized society.
The Egyptians placed little value on life after death.
4
The great maze built during the Middle Kingdom is
Abu Simbel
The Sphinx
The Walls of the Prince
The labyrinth
5
Ancient Egyptians practiced mummification because of...
their belief in an afterlife where bodies would be needed.
their worship of dead ancestors.
their scientific curiosity of human body parts.
their fear of decay.
6
Cost-benefit analysis is
deciding the value of a trade
deciding whether to take a risk for a reward or not
creating a graph
deciding if a ship is good enough for sea trade
7
The Egyptians discovered how to create ___________________, a writing material, from plants growing by the Nile River.
linen
papyrus
hieroglyphs
lapis lazuli
8
What are the "gifts" the Nile River provides?
a connection to the Atlantic ocean.
The Nile River god.
enemies.
food, water, transportation, and farmland
9
Hatshepsut and Thutmose I, II, & III ruled during the _______ Kingdom.
New
Old
Middle
Ancient
10
The Egyptian religion was_____ which means ______.
monotheistic, belief in ONE god
simple, easy going
positive, only good things came to them
polytheistic, belief in MANY gods
11
The people of ancient Nubia had pyramids that looked very much like Egyptian pyramids.
True
False
12
The river that Egypt relies on is the
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
Amazon
13
Ancient Egypt is divided into Old, Middle and New Kingdoms.
True
False
14
The area near the mouth of the Nile is the...
basin
delta
cataract
edge
15
Why does Hatshepsut stand out as a pharoah?
He led Egypt to its largest size as an empire.
He was a great military strategist.
He died young and his tomb was kept intact.
He was actually a SHE.
16
True or False: The Hyksos kept their culture separate from the Egyptians.
False
True
17
The Hyksos brought an end to the Middle Kingdom with their
advanced weapons and military strategies.
gods that replaced the Pharaoh.
diseases the Egyptians died from.
flashy new boats the Egyptians wanted at any cost.
18
The Rosetta Stone was an important find because
it is a pretty rock.
it unlocked the key to hieroglyphics.
it has a list of Pharaohs.
it tells us the mummification process.
19
Altogether, the Egyptian Kingdoms lasted for _______________(choose the best unit of measurement)
decades.
centuries.
thousands of years.
20
The land of Nubia was suitable for
raising cattle
farming
sailing
boatbuilding
