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Who was the last great pharaoh of Egypt known for being the Pharaoh of the Exodus?
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Akhnaton
Ramses
2
What direction does the Nile River flow?
South
West
East
North
3
What is this writing called?
Pictographs
Cuneiform
Cave Art
Hieroglyphics
4
What allowed us to be able to read Hieroglyphics today?
Rosetta Stone
Champollion Stone
Napoleon Stone
Nile Stone
5
Who is considered the first great ruler of the world(he is from Mesopotamia)?
King Tut
Ramses
Hammurabi
Sargon
6
God of the knowledge, inspiration for Athena
Tut
Ra
Woolfric
Can
7
Most people in the ancient world practiced what type of religion?
Polytheism
Monotheism
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What is this writing from Egypt called?
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
Cuneiform
9
Ancient Egyptian History is divided up into how many time periods or "Kingdoms."
Three
Five
Four
Two
10
Who was the only Egyptian Pharaoh not to have his tomb plundered?
Akhnaton
Ramses
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
11
Where did the first permanent settlements appear during the Neolithic Era?
Nubia
England
Fertile Crescent
Nile River
12
The largest 3 Pyramids were built where?
Creta
Tripoli
Sirte
Giza
13
In ancient Egypt, the Pharaohs were both a ________ and __________
Chief Builder and Priest
King and God
Priest and King
Top General and King
14
What people were located South of Egypt and borrowed many ideas from the Egyptians?
China
India
Nubia
Mesopotamia
15
What does Monotheism mean?
No Gods
One God
Many Gods
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Who was the first Pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
Abraham
Ramses
Moses
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Egypt depends on what river?
Tigris
Indus
Euphrates
Nile
18
The rivers where the first civilizations began were the Tigris and
Nile
Euphrates
Indus
Seine
19
The "Land Between Two Rivers" in the Fertile Crescent was
Anatolia
Egypt
Aleppo
Mesopotamia
20
Egypt is known as the gift of the ________
Mediterranean
Gods
Ganges
Nile
21
What is this structure in Mesopotamia called
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Synagoge
Stone Henge
22
God of death who would weigh a person's heart to see if they were worthy of an afterlife
Isis
Anubis
Amon Ra
Tut
23
What are kings of Egypt called?
Emperor
Caesar
Princes
Pharaoh
24
Egyptians waited for the yearly floods to deposit a layer of _______ to help the crops grow
Rain
Water
Silt
Storm
25
The first woman ruler in history (from Egypt) was
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Akhnaton
Ramses
26
What were the first metal weapons made of?
Iron
Bronze
Gold
Steel
27
The Old Kingdom of Egypt is also known as the ________ Age.
Pyramid
Ziggurat
Temple
Neolithic
28
The FIRST written language was
Pictographs
Greek Alphabet
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
29
Only ancient Egyptian queen who also was Pharaoh.
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Nilen
Cleopatra
30
What do we call this process used by the Egyptians for the dead?
Cremation
Mummification
31
What sea does the Nile river empty into?
Black Sea
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
32
Most Famous of all the Pharaohs because his tomb was found almost intact.
Akenaton
Ramses II
Tutunkahmon
Tut
33
What ancient people were supposedly enslaved by the Egyptians?
Isrealites
Macedonians
Filisteans
Nubians
34
Egyptian religion was
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
35
Who is the Egyptian Sun God?
Re
Isis
Osiris
36
Egypt is divided into what two regions?
North and South
Old and Newer
Eastern and Western
Upper and Lower
37
What Egyptian God is the ideal wife and mother?
Osiris
Isis
Re
38
What is Hammurabi known for?
Law Code
Military Conquest
Building Temples
Increasing Trade
39
What are pyramids used for in Ancient Egypt?
Protection
Temple
Tomb
40
The Egyptian God of the Dead is
Osiris
Isis
Re
41
Priests having both Religious and Political power is known as
Monopoly
Theocracy
Democracy
Anarchy
42
Ancient Civilizations had Specialized Workers
True
False
43
What is regarded as the greatest piece of literature in the ancient world?
Lord of the Rings
Epic of Gilgamesh
Harry Potter
Canterbury Tales
44
What Animal did the Egyptians consider to be sacred, and thus keep as pets.
Rhinos
Frogs
Cats
Wolfs
45
All of the following are true about the first civilizations EXCEPT
Hereditary rulers
They began as City States
No Slavery
Written Law Codes
46
As a way to decontaminate a body, mummies were washed inside and out with...
Milk
Oil
Wine
Salt
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All of the following are economic patterns of early civilizations EXCEPT
No rigid class system
Metal Tools
agricultural surplus
Increased trade