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1
Who was the Egyptian god of the underworld?
Seth
Anubis
Osiris
Re
2
What two technological advancements did the Hyksos possess that the Egyptians did not?
gunpowder and iron weapons
bronze weapons and war chariots
siege engines and bronze weapons
iron weapons and war chariots
3
By the year ___________________ Egypt was made up of two large kingdoms, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
2000 B.C.
5000 B.C.
3000 B.C.
4000 B.C.
4
Who was at the top of Egyptian society?
farmers
bureaucrats
priests
pharaoh
5
What season did the Nile River flood?
spring
fall
summer
winter
6
Egyptian temples also served as _______________.
theaters
banks
schools
restaurants
7
What pharaoh was most successful in restoring Egypt's greatness after the rule of Amenhotep IV?
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Ahmose
Thutmose III
8
What did the French discover in Egypt in A.D. 1799 that allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics?
the Egyptian Stone
the Hieroglyphic Stone
the Papyrus Stone
the Rosetta Stone
9
What type of government is it when the leader is both the political and religious leader?
monarchy
republic
theocracy
democracy
10
What was the most essential group in ancient Egyptian society?
families
priests
nobles
slaves
11
Who was the Egyptian god of embalming and mummification?
Hapi
Re
Anubis
Osiris
12
Which kingdom conquered Kush around A.D. 350?
Assyria
Macedonia
Persia
Axum
13
What is a series of rulers from the same family called?
dynasty
shadoof
papyrus
pharaoh
14
The oldest peace treaty in history was signed in 1259 B.C. between the Egyptians and the ____________________.
the Kushites
the Assyrians
the Hittites
the Babylonians
15
What is the fan shaped area called where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea?
the Marshes
the Delta
the Lowlands
the Swamp
16
A ____________________ is an ancient Egyptian stone coffin.
sarcophagus
mummy
shadoof
pyramid
17
What book helped prepare Egyptians for the afterlife?
The Bhagavad Gita
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Torah
The Book of the Dead
18
What was ancient Egyptian writing called?
hieroglyphics
sanskrit
alphabet
cunieform
19
What is the Egyptian New Kingdom known for?
pyramid construction
the height of Egyptian power
Cleopatra's reign
a period of peace and prosperity
20
What are a series of fast moving rapids and waterfalls called?
cascades
torrents
whirlpools
cataracts
21
Nubia is located in which direction from Egypt?
south
west
east
north
22
What is the Egyptian Middle Kingdom known for?
the height of Egyptian power
pyramid construction
a period of peace and prosperity
Cleopatra's reign
23
What is the Egyptian Old Kingdom known for?
the height of Egyptian power
Cleopatra's reign
pyramid contruction
a period of peace and prosperity
24
What two rivers merge to form the Nile River?
the Blue Nile and Jordan Rivers
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
the White Nile and Tigris Rivers
the Blue Nile and White Nile Rivers
25
Where is the Great Pyramid located?
Thebes
Giza
Alexandria
Memphis
26
Which pharaoh ended the worship of Aton and restored the old religion of Egypt?
Thutmose III
Amenhotep
Ahmose
Tutankhamen
27
What was ancient Egypt's first capital city?
Memphis
Cairo
Thebes
Alexandria
28
Where was Upper Egypt located?
in the west of Egypt
in the north of Egypt
in the south of Egypt
in the east of Egypt
29
Approximately, what year were Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt unified?
c. 3500 B.C.
c. 3100 B.C.
c. 5000 B.C.
c. 2000 B.C.
30
What did the Egyptian word "kemet" mean?
delta
land of sand
black land
Egypt
31
Egypt is surrounded on how many sides by natural barriers?
two
four
one
three
32
What direction does the Nile River flow?
west
north
south
east
33
What empire took control of Egypt from the Kushites?
the Hittite Empire
the Chaldean Empire
the Persian Empire
the Assyrian Empire
34
What is a material burned for its pleasant smell called?
incense
potpourri
balm
envoy
35
What statue of a mythological creature guards the pyramid complex at Giza?
the Sphinx
the Phoenix
the Minotaur
the Gorgon
36
What river flows through Egypt?
the Nile River
the Indus River
the Tigris River
the Yangtze River
37
Which pharaoh drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and began the New Kingdom?
Thutmose III
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Ahmose
38
What was the first Nubian kingdom called?
Axum
Kush
Sudan
Kerma
39
Historians divide ancient Egyptian history into ___________________ time periods called kingdoms.
five
three
four
two
40
What city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Kush?
Khartoum
Napata
Meroë
Nuri
41
What is the reason that the Nile River has been called "the lifeblood" of Egypt?
It provides water for drinking, bathing, and irrigation.
It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.
It has dangerous cataracts.
It is the longest river in the world.
42
Which large body of water does the Nile River empty into?
the Mediterranean Sea
the Aegean Sea
the Red Sea
the Black Sea
43
Which group of people invaded Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom?
the Persians
the Assyrians
the Kushites
the Hyksos
44
What did the ancient Egyptians call their land?
Kemet
Nubia
Kerma
Kush
45
Who united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt into one kingdom?
Ramses II
Narmer
Tutankhamen
Cleopatra
46
What sea is to the east of Egypt?
the Mediterranean Sea
the Red Sea
the Black Sea
the Caspian Sea
47
What cataclysmic event brought the Egyptian New Kingdom to an end?
the Iron Age Collapse
the Ancient Age Collapse
the Bronze Age Collapse
the Copper Age Collapse
48
What are savannas?
tundra
deserts
rolling hills
grassy plains
49
What are textiles?
grain
grassy plains
envoys
woven cloth
50
The Nile Delta is located in which part of Egypt?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
51
What irrigation device did Egyptians use that was a bucket attached to a long pole?
hieroglyphics
pharaoh
papyrus
shadoof
52
What material did the Egyptians write on?
paper
papyrus
parchment
clay tablets
53
Who was the Kushite king who completed the conquest of Egypt?
Piye
Alara
Shabaka
Kashta
54
What is the term for the belief in one god?
monotheism
spiritualism
polytheism
pantheism
55
Which pharaoh tried to change the Egyptian's religion to be monotheistic?
Amenhotep IV
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
56
What are bureaucrats?
construction workers
farm workers
government workers
irrigation repairmen
57
What did the Egyptians develop to help farmers recalculate the borders of fields after the Nile River flooded?
algebra
algorithms
geometry
mathematics
58
The Egyptians wrote the world's first _____________.
medical books
novel
epic poem
fables
59
Where was Lower Egypt located?
in the south of Egypt
in the west of Egypt
in the north of Egypt
in the east of Egypt
60
Meroë became a center of trade for what item?
iron
copper
bronze
tin
61
What is a man-made method of watering crops called?
shadoof
irrigation
cataract
delta
62
Who was the Egyptian god of the Nile River?
Isis
Hapi
Seth
Re
63
The construction of the pyramids led to the Egyptians to gain knowledge in the field of _______________.
history
geography
astronomy
philosophy
64
What is a material burned for its pleasant smell called?
bureaucrat
monarch
envoy
merchant
65
Most people in ancient Egypt were ____________________.
priests
farmers
merchants
nobles
66
Which female pharaoh is remembered for promoting trade and peace?
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Sobkneferu
67
What was the second kingdom to emerge in Nubia?
Sudan
Kerma
Axum
Kush
68
What is the title of the king of ancient Egypt?
pharaoh
emperor
warlord
raja
69
At the beginning of the Middle Kingdom the capital city was moved from Memphis to the city of ____________________.
Abydos
Thebes
Giza
Aswan
70
Who was the Egyptian god of learning?
Isis
Osiris
Thoth
Re
71
Egypt conquered Nubia during which Egyptian kingdom?
the Young Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
the Old Kingdom
the New Kingdom
72
What desert does the Nile River flow through?
the Gobi Desert
the Arabian Desert
the Sahara Desert
the Syrian Desert
73
What process did the ancient Egyptians employ to protect bodies for the afterlife?
bronze casting
taxidermy
embalming
cremation
74
Who did the Kushite learn how to make iron from?
the Hittites
the Assyrians
the Egyptians
the Chaldeans
75
Which Egyptian god did the ancient Egyptians believe that the pharaoh was the son of?
Osiris
Horus
Re
Seth
76
The Egyptians built the pyramids as __________ for the pharaohs.
temples
spas
palaces
tombs
77
Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?
Re
Osiris
Hapi
Isis
78
The Egyptian middle-class included which group of people?
slaves
craftsmen
nobles
farmers
79
Who was the Egyptian god of chaos?
Anubis
Seth
Horus
Osirus
80
When did people first settle in the Nile River Valley?
c. 3000 B.C.
c. 4000 B.C.
c. 8000 B.C.
c. 5000 B.C.
81
Which pharaoh's tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter in A.D. 1922?
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Khufu
Narmer
82
Which Pharaoh was the nephew of Hatshepsut, and through warfare, expanded Egypt's borders to its greatest extent?
Ahmose
Tutankhamen
Thutmose III
Ramses II
83
Who was the Egyptian god of the sky, war, and hunting?
Seth
Horus
Osiris
Re
84
What was ancient Egypt's class structure shaped liked?
octagon
circle
square
triangle
85
Which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid in Giza built for?
King Cheops
King Tut
King Khafre
King Khufu
86
Who was the Kushite king that began the conquest of Egypt?
Shabaka
Piye
Kashta
Alara
87
What did the Nile River do every year that allowed Egypt to exist?
dry up
stopped flowing
flow backwards
flood
88
What is an embalmed body wrapped in strips of linen called?
a mummy
a bandage
a vampire
a mommy
89
What is the belief in many gods called?
polytheism
pantheism
trinitarianism
monotheism
90
Approximately, how long is the Nile River?
2,000 miles
5,000 miles
3,000 miles
4,000 miles
91
What city was the second capital of the Kingdom of Kush?
Meroë
Nuri
Napata
Khartoum
92
What are forced payments by conquers called?
tribute
envoys
incense
papyrus
93
Who was the Egyptian goddess of wives and mothers?
Isis
Bastet
Hapi
Osiris
94
Where did most Egyptians pray?
home
temples
pyramids
courtyards
95
During which kingdom did Egypt become an empire?
the Old Kingdom
the Young Kingdom
the Middle Kingdom
the New Kingdom
