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1
The Egyptian solar calendar had how many days in it?
365
1000
450
35
2
What happened as a result of the Nile River flooding?
farmers trapped the water to help the crops grow
all of the above
silt was deposited on the land making it more fertile
villages were swept away
3
What pyramid was built for Pharaoh Khufu and is the biggest pyramid ever built?
Pyramid of Khafre
Pyramid of the Stars
Great Pyramid
Pyramid of the sun
4
Egyptians wrote on a paper-like material called.....
silk
papyrus
stone
toilet paper
5
A series of rulers from the same family is a....
bureaucracy
delta
pharaoh
dynasty
6
What is a pharaoh?
a priest
Mr. Hanna
king of Ancient Egypt
king of Ancient Nubia
7
Why did the Egyptians watch the horizon for the star Sirius to appear?
to start feeding their cattle
to know when to put their boats in the Nile River
to predict when the Nile River would flood each year
to know when to plant their crops
8
Architect who designed the first tomb made of stone (step pyramid).....
Narmer
Khufu
Imhotep
Hatshepsut
9
Ships could not travel upstream from Nubia to Egypt because.....
the Aswan High Dam
the Nile cataracts
Nubians had no boats
Nubians were afraid of the water
10
What was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that served as a guide to the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
Travels of Marco Polo
The Legends of Bones
Harry Potter
11
What is the world's longest river?
Nile River
Euphrates River
Amazon River
Susquehanna River
12
Why were the Nubians motivated to trade with the Egyptians?
they did not have enough farmland
they liked the Egyptian pyramids
they really like the Egyptians
13
The pharaoh who extended Egypt's influence through trade was.....
Narmer
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
14
This system of writing uses drawings and symbols instead of alphabetic letters?
pictographs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
poetry
15
What did the Egyptians call the fertile land along the Nile River?
"the Red Land"
Kemet
Horus
Giza
16
The most important god to the Egyptians was Amon-Re the god of the....
moon
underworld
sun
agriculture
17
The vast desert areas in Egypt where known as....
Upper Egypt
the Black Land
Lower Egypt
the Red Land
18
The Egyptian lunar calendar was based on what?
rotation of the Earth
the cycles of the moon
the North Star
the sun
19
Egypt was at its peak of power and prosperity during which period in its history?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
20
What period of Egyptian history was known as the "Age of Pyramids"?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
21
Nubian ruler who conquered Egypt in the mid 700s B.C.
Imhotep
Ramses II
Narmer
Piye
22
What goods did the Nubians produce that were highly valued?
fishing nets
perfumes
pottery and bowls
iron tools and weapons
23
What is the buying and selling of goods and services known as?
purchasing
credit
commerce
stealing
24
Egyptian society was shaped like what?
square
pyramid
circle
octagon
25
If I was in Upper Egypt and wanted to travel to Lower Egypt which way would I go?
North
West
East
South
26
Farmers and slaves were part of what social class in Egypt?
Middle class
Lower class
Upper class
27
Pharaoh who built more monuments than any other pharaoh
Piye
Narmer
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
28
Legendary first king of a united Egypt was.....
Narmer
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Ramses II
29
A body that has been preserved so it will not decompose is a
mummy
corpse
carcass
zombie
30
What was the
most important
function of statues in tombs?
increase the value of the tomb
bring visitors to the tomb
decorate the tomb
could be recognized by dead person's spirit
31
The area along the Nile delta formed the region known as......
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Nubia
Sahara Desert
32
What were the names of the god of the underworld and his wife?
Horus and Isis
Seth and Horus
Osiris and Isis
Osiris and Amon-RE
33
What is the study of the structure of the body and its organs?
anatomy
philosophy
history
bureaucracy
