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Duplicate of Ancient Egypt
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Review for Holt Ancient Civilizations
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1
What is the name of the style of artwork that Egyptians produced?
Pointillism
Realism
Abstract
Frontalism
2
Which language did the discovery of this artifact allow historians to translate?
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Greek
Latin
3
Knowledge of _____________ made the building of the Great Pyramid of Khufu possible
cuneiform
engineering
hieroglyphics
astronomy
4
Which famous pharaoh changed the religion of Egypt from polytheistic to monotheistic?
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Totankhamun
5
Which of the following is not a city in ancient Egypt?
Thebes
Memphis
Giza
Sumer
6
Which of the following is true about the Nile Delta?
All of the above
It was a Highly Populated area in Ancient Egypt
It is located in Lower Egypt
It is located at the end of the Nile river
7
What was the most important reason that villages and cities were able to grow in Egypt?
hunting and gathering
organized religion
wealthy villagers
increased food production
8
Pyramids were built as
temples for the gods
monument and tombs for pharaohs
storage for food and supplies
tombs for all Egyptians
9
What geographical feature brought life to Egypt and allowed it to thrive?
the river
cataracts
deltas
mountians
10
What direction does the Nile River flow?
East to West
West to East
South to North
North to South
11
Which of the following is a feature of Egyptian architecture?
large huts made of wood
huge stone pyramids that served as tombs
elaborate multi-story wooden buildings
large dome temples
12
Great ruler who fought the Hittites and strengthened Egypt's western frontier.
Khufu
Menes
Tutankhamen
Ramses
13
What element of Egyptian society does this picture illustrate?
pyramid building
mummification
trade
farming
14
Ancient Egyptian writing was called
hieroglyphics
cuniform
papyrus
ka
15
What did Egyptian farmers use to direct water from the river to their fields?
deltas
pipes
obelisks
canals
16
The period of time when Ancient Egypt reached its glory
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
17
People from rich, powerful families
scribes
merchants
nobles
pharaohs
18
Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaoh was
both a king and a god
both a king and a queen
both a king and a priest.
both a king and an engineer
19
Egyptians practiced mummification to prepare for
the afterlife
trade
the floods
the pyramids
20
A period of stability and order
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
21
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt and became the first pharaoh?
Menes
Ramses
Tutankhamen
Khufu
22
Which famous pharaoh expanded Egypt's empire and was the father of over 100 children?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Tutankhamun
Akhenaton
23
When Ahmose became king, it was the beginning of the
New Kingdom
Neolithic Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
24
Egypt is know as
"A Blessing from the Gods"
"The Heart of the Nile"
"The Gift of the Nile"
"The Curse of the Nile"
25
Elaborate buildings that served as places of worship and honor the gods
nobles
pyramids
obelisks
temples
26
Which of the following was the lowest in the social hierarchy
merchants and traders
craftsmen
farmers and laborers
soldiers
27
Travel on the Nile was difficult because of
irrigation
cataracts
alligators
pirates
28
Which of these is
true
about polytheism?
Gods are considered to be on the same level as everyone else
There are many gods and goddesses
Anyone could be a god
There is only one major god.
29
The discover of this person's tomb taught us much about the Egyptian society
Nefertiti
Menes
Tutankhamen
Khufu
30
Which Egyptian ruler is known for expanding trade and building great monuments?
Nefertiti
Ramses the Great
Menes
Hatshepsut
31
Middle class government officials that were honored in Egyptian society
traders
scribes
merchants
priest
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Why did the Egyptians want the Nile to flood each year?
to ensure that crops would get water and fertile soil
to create a way to float their temple stones on barges
so they could sail to trading cities
so they could build more canals