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Ancient Egypt Review
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Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Phonics
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What was the Rosetta Stone?
stone inscribed with a message used to translate hieroglyphics
ziggurat
stone with the poem the Odyssey written on it
stone dedicated to the gods
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During the Middle Kingdom, Egyptians stopped using pyramids to entomb their pharaohs. Instead, they buried them in the
Valley of the Kings
Rosetta Stone
Great Rift Valley
Great Pyramid of Giza
4
Egypt had at least ___ different dynasties.
44
70
31
80
5
only Wonder of the Ancient World still standing today
Great Wall of China
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Great Pyramid of Giza
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He was known as the Boy King.
Ramses II
Aton
King Tut
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What was the book of the Dead?
collection of Egyptian hymns, spells, and prayers
collection of Coptic Christianity prayers
collection of Jewish prayers
collection of stories about Biblical characters
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What geographic feature to the east and west of the Nile River provided protection for Ancient Egyptians from invaders?
ice ages
additional rivers
deserts
savannahs
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_____refers to both a plant and the first form of paper invented by the Egyptians.
Papyrus
Dynasty
Hieroglyphics
Theocracy
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Which statement correctly compares the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The Tigris is longer than the Nile.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooding is predictable. The Nile River is not.
Nile is predictable. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooding is not
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Phoenicians eventually developed their own...
surgeries
astronomy
archaeology
alphabet
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Who was Egypt's 1st pharaoh?
Menes
Tut
Hatshepsut
Ra
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a temporary ruler
regent
concubine
priesthood
glyph
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What type of rights did Ancient Egyptian women have?
right to be judges
right to priesthood
right to seek divorce and own property
right to drive
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Early villages in Ancient Egypt were under the rule of two separate kingdoms until they were united. These were...
Nubia and Egypt
Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt
Pre Egypt, Post Egypt
Phonecia and Nubia
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Who became the most powerful of all Egyptian pharaohs?
Ahmose
Thutmose III
Khufu
Ramses II
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How did the pharaoh Akhenaton change the Egyptian religion?
changed it to worship no gods
changed it to worship Hinduism
changed it from worship of one god to worship of multiple gods
changed it to worship one god
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Purposes of the Egyptian pyramids.
protect bodies of dead pharaohs as they made their journey to the afterlife
To protect the gods.
To store grains.
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How did Ancient Egyptians win the highest positions in society?
practiced Buddhism
ability to read and write
practiced Hinduism
worshiped the correct deities
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1st woman Egyptian pharaoh
Tut
Thutmose
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
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How do historians organize Egyptian dynasties?
Pre-Dynastic Period, Post Dynastic Period
Pharonic Dynastic Period, Roman History Period
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
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What sea is located north of Egypt?
Mediterranean
Dead
Ionian
Red
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Who were the Ancient Kushites? What was their capital city?
Egyptian neighbors, Memphis
Egyptian enemies, Memphis
Egyptian enemies, Assyria
Egyptian neighbors, Napata
