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1
What happened to your brain during mummification?
pulled out with a hook through your ear
pulled out through your nose
Put into a canonic jar
It remained in your head
2
branches of the Nile fanned out to form a triangle-shaped area of soil called ___
crescent
delta
beta
mouth
3
A way that Egyptians kept written records
obelisks
heiroglyphics
silt
aton
4
What is the name of the term given to the king or ruler in Egypt
Pharaoh
Shah
Dictator
Benefactor
5
What was the most important physical feature of the land of ancient Egypt?
minerals
vegetation
topography
water
6
Who but the pyramids?
paid workers
all of the above
slaves
farmers
7
Which of these events is associated with the Middle Kingdom?
Building of the Pyramids
Egypt being taken over by the Kushites
trade
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
8
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Ramses II
Khufu
Senusret I
King Tutankhamen
9
Besides a food source, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?
It had temples in which to worship
It had natural barriers to protect against invaders
it had two dynaties to celebrate religious traditions
it had Sumerian artwork to use as decoration
10
He ruled for 66 years, remember for the first peace treaty and loads of architecture.
Ramses II
King Tut
Senusret I
Khufu
11
This is another name for Egyptian gods and goddesses.
scribes
pharaohs
priests
deities
12
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of trade
learning about other cultures
developing allies
getting an unfair price for your goods
gaining materials not found in your land
13
What sea does the Nile River flow to?
Mediterranean
Caspian
Red
Dead
14
What type of salt was used to dry out the body for mummification?
Mortons
Natron
Epsom
Kosher
15
The Nile helped a civilization develop in Egypt in all of the following ways except by
allowing farming to develop
providing a source of food and water
enriching the soil along its banks
protecting agains invasion from the same family
16
How did people benefit when the Nile river flooded?
could wash their clothes
after water receded, there was a thick layer of silt
got to move away and start a new life
got to move to the desert where it was dry
17
Which of the following is NOT the name of one of the three time periods of ancient Egypt?
The Middle Kingdom
The New Kingdom
The First Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
18
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the mummies whose ka was disturbed
the pharaoh who was both ruler and god
Mrs. Salazar
the farmers whose small villages were unclean
19
What is the name of the Egyptian system of writing?
calligraphy
cuneiform
heiroglyphics
cursive
20
Egyptians believed in many gods. What is the term for this?
polytheism
antheism
christianity
monotheism
21
Left behind from the Nile River floods
obelisks
puddles
rocks
silt
22
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Asia
South America
Europe
Africa
23
At the top of the social structure in the Egyptian civilization was the __
pharaohs
viziers
scribes
artisans
24
Which is an example of a primary source?
a website about Egyptian pharaohs
your textbook
translation of an Egyptian book
writings by an archeologies in Egypt
25
What was the problem with the external ramp theory of building a pyramid?
no evidence of an external ramp
difficult to keep angles strait on the pyramid
all of the above
Difficult to move stones around the corners
26
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
a collections of kingdoms
a family of rulers
a collection of queens
a family of farmers
27
What were the responsibilities of a Pharaoh?
Political and religious leader
building houses
washing in the Nile
Painting tombs
28
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the pyramids
the afterlife
cats, cats, and cats
the pharaohs
29
Paper like material used by the Egyptians
heiroglyphics
silt
delta
papyrus
30
Who received mummification?
gods and goddesses
everyone
Royalty and the wealthy
Nobles and Artisans
31
Since Egyptians believed in life after death they _____ their dead.
mummified
buried
crucified
beheaded
32
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
the tombs were the private storage of the pharaoh
the tombs served as museums
People believed that the tombs were the safest place
the goods were needed for the afterlife
33
Which kingdom was know as the "Golden Age" of Egypt?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Earth
34
One thing that most ancient civilizations had in common is
settled near a river
creation of a calendar
all of the above
societies lead by men
35
Landform that form at the lowlands of a river.
canal
papyrus
mouth
delta
36
She was the only known female to rule Egypt in her own right.
Senusret I
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Cleopatra
37
Lower Egypt is located on the ____ portion of the map of ancient Egypt.
West
East
South
North
38
Pyramids were built mainly during what Egyptian Kingdom
Old
Middle
New
39
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
scribe
farmer
artisan
merchant
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What is the name of the river that flowed through ancient Egypt?
Euphrates River
Nile River
Amazon River
Tigris River
41
This desert is the largest in the world and surrounded ancient Egypt.
Nevada
Sahara
Death Valley
Nile
