a triangle shaped area of fertile land located

What is the order of the Social Structure of ancient Egypt?

Pharaoh, priests, scribes, merchants, farmers

What was special about the Rosetta Stone?

It had three languages, inlcuding Greek, that helped it be translated

Why is the Fertile Crescent significant?

It's where the first full Ag. Rev. occurred., It carried a wide variety of plants and animals.

Why did Nile River cataracts protect the Egyptians?

Large ships cannot pass through

A triange shaped piece of land at the mouth of a river

Why was the Fertile Crescent called the Fertile Crescent?

It has rich soil and was shaped like a crescent

arc of land between the Tigris and Euphrates

A person in charge of temples and religous rituals

Why was Hammurabi's code so important?

It was the first written set of laws shown to the public

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1
The floods of the Nile were
Predictable
Unpredictable
2
The Chariot was brought to Egypt by the _____?
Hyksos
Assyrians
Persians
Phoenicians
3
Iron ore was discovered in this area?
Egypt
Asia Minor
Iraq
Mesopotamia
4
where is Egypt located on the map?
Australia
Europe
Asia
Africa
5
Where is the Nile River Delta located?
Sahara Desert
Southern Egypt
Northern Egypt
Mesopotamia
6
Which is Delta ?
a series of rulers from the same family ex
the tittle ussed by the rulers of egypt
people in the upper class who come from
a triangle shaped area of fertile land located
7
Egypt is located on this continent?
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Asia
8
The Nile River empties into this body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
9
The First pharaoh Unite Upper and Lower Egypt?
TUT
NARMER OR MENES
RAMESSES
AKHENATON
10
Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed Humbaba.
True
False
11
Hammurabi was king of
Sumer
Assyria
Babylonia
12
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into what body of water?
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
13
Cataracts made traveling by ship along the Nile easier.
False
True
14
Why does Gilgamesh go in search of Utnapishtim?
potion to bring back Enkidu
take his wife
everlasting life
gold & riches
15
Pyramids were built in the ___________Kingdom
Prehistoric
Old
New
Middle
16
The Nile River runs...
East
South
North
West
17
Most of Mesopotamia is located in this modern day country?
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
Isreal
18
Who was Amenhotep married to?
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
King Tut
Cleopatra
19
A seal is an ancient form of ____________?
Tile for the floor
Peace treaty
Jewelry
ID
20
He deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
Howard Carter
Jean Champollion
Napoleon
King Tut
21
What god is pictured below?
Osiris
Isis
Aton
Ra
22
What is the order of the Social Structure of ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh, merchants, priests, scribes, farmers
Pharaoh, farmers, priests, scribes, merchants
Merchants, priests, scribes, farmers, Pharaoh
Pharaoh, priests, scribes, merchants, farmers
23
What did the double crown of Egypt symbolize?
union of Upper and Lower Egypt
joint rule of pharaohs and viziers
shared importance of farming and trade
interdependence of red land and black land
24
Moses crossed this peninsula when he fled Egypt?
Iberian
Attic
Sinai
Peloponnesian
25
The worlds first empire creator?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Cyrus
Nebuchadnezzar
26
The last female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Nefratari
Cleopatra
27
Nebuchadnezzar destroyed this temple?
Deir El Bahri
Abu Sembel
Solomons Ziggurat
King Solomons Temple
28
The persons ________ was weighed against the ______________ of truth?
brain, jar
brain, feather
heart, jar
heart, feather
29
Which of these is NOT true about Hammurabi's law code?
It reflects daily life
Farming was hardly regulated
Wives had little power
Cheating is a severe crime
30
What was special about the Rosetta Stone?
It had all of the hieroglyphic symbols written in one place
It gave a detailed history of Ancient Egyptian civilization
It had a secret treasure map to one of the Pharaoh`s tombs
It had three languages, inlcuding Greek, that helped it be translated
31
Why is the Fertile Crescent significant?
It's where the first full Ag. Rev. occurred.
It's shaped like the moon.
It carried a wide variety of plants and animals.
Many wars were fought on its land.
32
Why did Nile River cataracts protect the Egyptians?
They make the weather rainy
They create heavy flooding
Large ships cannot pass through
They make the gods angry
33
The pyramids were built only during this time period?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Roman Conquest
34
The cataracts along the Nile are most like
dams
shallows
rapids/waterfalls
whirlpools
35
What is a delta?
The portion of the sea that a river runs into
The curvy part near the center of a river
A triange shaped piece of land at the mouth of a river
The beginning of a river
36
He created the worlds first library?
Asshurbanipal
Sargon
Darius
Hammurabi
37
Who built the Sphinx?
King Djoser
King Khufu
King Imhotep
King Khafre
38
Why was the Fertile Crescent called the Fertile Crescent?
There was a lot of fighting there
It could crow many crops
It looked like a banana
It has rich soil and was shaped like a crescent
39
Fertile Crescent
arc of land between Nile and Rubicon
a croissant shop
a farming community
arc of land between the Tigris and Euphrates
40
The founder of Judaism?
Abraham
Jacob
Ishmael
Gilgamesh
41
Vizier .......
Advised the pharaoh.
Made pots clothes and jewellery
Read, wrote and kept records
Prayed to the gods
42
Which kingdom were Amenhotep and Tutankhamun part of?
Old
Middle
New
43
Howard Carter found Tut?
True
False
44
What happened to the plant Gilgamesh found in the deep pool?
Gilgamesh gave it to Urshanabi
it wilted when taken from the water
Gilgamesh ate it
a serpent stole it
45
Cataracts are waterfalls?
False
True
46
What does the Crook and Flail represent?
Being the Pharaoh
Having a great life
Being awesome
Power and Authority
47
What is a priest?
A high-ranking government official
Egypt's supreme ruler, look upon as gods
A craftsperson
A person in charge of temples and religous rituals
48
Why was Hammurabi's code so important?
It wasn't
It was the first written set of laws shown to the public
There was no code
It had the basic laws for our government today
49
Lower Egypt is located near the Nile River Delta.
False
True
50
Which is NOT a barrier to invasion in Ancient Egypt?
Seas
Oceans
Mountains
Cataracts
51
Why was Hatshepsut famous?
Was a girl pharaoh
Erased someone memory of a pharaoh
Robbed Thutmoe III
52
Amenhotep tried to do what in Egypt?
Enforce new burial rules
Create more tade with China
Change the religion
Build a new pyramid
53
Napoleon Bonaparte sent archaeologist out and found the ______?
Sphinx
Rosetta Stone
Bihistun Stone
King Tuts Tomb
54
Who build the Abu Simbel?
Ramses II
King Tut
Cleopatra
Moses
55
Who created the first law code?
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Darius
Cyrus
56
Akhenaton switched Egypt over to the worship of the solar disc god called?
Ra
Osiris
Aton
Amun Ra
57
This purple product was famous as a royal product?
Phoenix Fire
gold
Tyrian Purple Dye
platinum
58
The first female pharaoh was?
Akhenaton
Nefertari
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
59
What was the Rosetta Stone?
It was a letter from Ramses
it was an artifact from Egypt
It decoded hieroglyphics
It is Egypt's oldest discovery
60
why was mummification important
It was for fertilization
It helped to ward off intruder or animals
It helped guide the spirit in the afterlife
It was used for decoration
61
What was the first step of mummification
They removed all the organs
Wrapping the body in cloth
removing the brain
Putting the body in the tomb
62
He signed the worlds first peace treaty with the Hittites?
Akhenaton
Tut
Ramses
Menes
63
Sumerian homes are made from _________?
stone
grass
mud
wood
64
A flood destroyed the world in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
True
False
65
Utnapishtim was a character in this famous story?
Epic of Enkidu
Epic of Humbaba
Epic of Egypt
Epic of Gilgamesh
66
How was Isis related to Osiris?
Wife
Daughter
Pet
Sister
67
What did the Ankh hieroglyphic symbol stand for?
Love
Egypt
Eternal Life
Wisdom
68
An eye for an eye applied to people of __________?
Same Class
Women
Slaves
Egypt
69
He deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
King Tut
Jean Champollion
Howard Carter
Napoleon
70
What area is shaded in green?
Fertile Crescent
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
71
This product dries the body out in mummification?
Sand
Natron
Pepper
Sun
72
The king who build the hanging gardens of Babylon and Ishtar's gate?
Hammurabi
Sargon
Abraham
Nebuchadnezzar
73
What is this an image of?
stelae
frescoe
carving
seal
74
What did the weighing of the Heart Ceremony determine?
It determines how smart you are.
It determines how fat you are.
It determine how skinny you are.
It determines the entrance into the afterlife.
75
Who created the ALPHABET
Phoenicians
Greeks
Romans
Persians

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