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Duplicate of Ancient Egypt
Duplicate of Ancient Egypt
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1
What causes the Nile River to flood yearly?
spring rains and melting snow from the mountains
strong desert winds that wear away the river banks
water flowing in from the Mediterranean Sea
severe droughts
2
What do pyramid wall paintings show us about Egyptians?
How they ate.
What decorations and colors they liked.
How they worked and played.
What they did in the afterlife.
3
What is the difference between Egypt's Black Land and Red Land?
About 100 miles
the black land supported farming
the black land is home to the Gods
the Red Land supported farming
4
How did a belief in gods support Egypt's social and political order?
Egyptians believed only in kind and loving gods.
Egyptians thought that gods would forgive the badly behaved.
Egyptians believed gods controlled every part of their lives
Egyptians believed gods only punished people.
5
Which of the following would you find in a pyramid?
Items that a ruler might need in the afterlife.
Maps for the traps in the burial chambers.
Letters he wrote for future people.
Instructions on how to build a pyramid.
6
Name the southernmost Egyptian city with iron deposits. Must be capitalized and spelled
Thebes
Napata
Meroe
Giza
7
Why did Egyptians believe living a good life was better than living a sinful life?
Those living good lives would get rewarded by the pharaoh.
Those living good lives would be made into mummies.
Those living sinful lives would be buried in the desert sand
Those living good lives would live forever in the afterlife.
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How did Egypt's social order help pharaohs maintain control over the citizens?
The pharaoh was considered a god-king.
The pharaoh was at the top of the social order.
The social order provided structure for the people.
The people were loyal and obedient to the pharaoh.
9
Who did the ancient Egyptians trade with?
Iraq
Nubia
Mesopotamia
Syria
10
Who is the Jackal headed god?
Anubis god of death and funerals!
Ra
Ram
Tao
11
Why were papyrus and hieroglyphic writings important to Egyptian history?
It explained how they traded.
It was an important scientific breakthrough.
It was a record of what Egyptians thought about.
It shows Egyptians could write and were smart.
12
I learned several new facts about Ancient Egypt from my research, reading, and listening to presentations.
True
False
13
Which direction does the Nile flow?
West
East
North
South
14
How long is the Nile?
132 miles
2 miles
4,132 miles long!
30 miles
15
What did the Egyptians and Sumerians share?
a dislike for priests
A belief in monotheism
a dislike for temples
A belief in polytheism
16
How long did Ramses the great rule for?
66 years
6 years
Until he was 16 years old
600 years!
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Why did Egypt's pharaohs hold the highest place in society?
They were considered to be god-kings.
They lived at the top of the pyramids.
They were the military leaders who ruled with fear.
They were the priestly class in Egyptian society
