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A review for an ancient Egypt test.
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1
What does polytheistic mean?
believing pharaoh is god
believing on one god
believing in more than one god
believing the ka needs to go back to body
2
Which of these protected Egypt from being invaded?
pharaohs
Nubian warriors
The Mediterranean Sea
The Sahara Desert
3
Which was a capital city of Egypt?
Menes
Giza
Ninevah
Memphis
4
On which continent would I find Egypt?
Oceania
Middle East
Africa
Asia
5
What was the significance of the Rosetta Stone?
It contains the first set of written laws.
It enabled historians to decipher hieroglyphics.
It was the gold capstone of the Great Pyramid
It was the cornerstone of the Spinx.
6
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
the world's most beautiful woman
the mother of King Tut
the wife of Ramses ll
the world's first woman ruler of a major empire
7
Who was Ramses ll?
Egypt's most hated pharaoh
Egypt's youngest pharaoh
Egypt's greatest pharaoh.
Egypt's first pharaoh
8
What group of the social hierarchy makes up the majority of the people in Egypt?
farmers and unskilled workers
pharoahs and nobles
government workers
scribes and artisans
9
What type of government did ancient Egypt have?
monarchy
oligarchy
dictatorship
democracy
10
Who did the people blame when the crops didn't grow or when disease struck?
deities
priests
themselves
pharaohs
11
What is a dynasty?
a set of laws
an area of fertile soil
a bowl shaped hole
a series of rulers from the same family
12
What was mummification?
the process of weighing the heart in the afterlife
process of embalming a body
process of enthroning a pharaoh
the returning of the ka to the body
13
Which of these things did Egypt invent?
geometry
The wheel
Sand paper
sundial
14
What is a pyramid?
a huge mud brick structure used as offices
a huge stone structure used as a landmark
a huge stone structure used as a temple
a huge stone structure built as a tomb
15
How did the cataracts help Egypt?
It gave Egypt a recreation area
It did nothing for Egypt
It provided a means of protection
It gave lots of silt
16
Who controlled Egypt's government, government and religion?
pharaohs
lords
scribes
priests
17
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
hirographics
English
Hieroglyphics
Arabic
18
What is the longest river in the world?
Tigris
Euphrates
Thebes
Nile
19
What are cataracts?
Rain
Foods
Waterfalls
Buildings
20
What describes the Nile's floods?
gentle and predictable
useless
destructive
unpredictable and wild
21
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for
Queen Nefertiti
King Khufu
King Tut
Ramses ll
22
The area around the Nile delta is called
Valley of the Kings
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Old Egypt
23
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt and created the first dynasty?
Menes/Narmer
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
King Tut
24
An area of fertile soil deposited at the mouth of a river
shaduf
delta
farm
basin
25
Why was King Tutankhamen so famous?
He was Egypt's first pharaoh.
He was Egypt's greatest Pharaoh.
He was Egypt's last pharaoh.
His lavish tomb was found intact.
26
What is unusual about the Nile river?
It flows south to north.
It has cataracts.
It deposits fertile soil during flooding.
It is the world's widest river.
27
What is papyrus?
a huge stone temple
a reed plant used for medicine
the writing system of ancient Egypt
a reed plant used for paper-making
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What enabled river civilizations to survive and flourish?
discovery of fire
developing iron tools
flooding that left silt
developing trade
