History of Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Ramses the Great is best remembered

Accepted Answer

as a great warrior and builder.

Question 2

Egyptians believed that a person's ____________ left the body and became a spirit after death.

Accepted Answer

ka

Question 3

A powerful pharaoh reunited Egypt and began the _______ Kingdom around 2050 BC.

Accepted Answer

Middle Kingdom

Question 4

What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Egypt's conquest of distant lands

Question 5

Which statement best summarizes the way people are represented in Egyptian painting?

Accepted Answer

Upper body shown straight on, head and legs seen from side

Question 6

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

Accepted Answer

the pharaoh who was both ruler and god

Question 7

Archaeologists did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone was discovered.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which of the following best describes why Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile?

Accepted Answer

The Nile River brought fertility and life to the region.

Question 9

Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because it brought fertile soil and life to the region.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What world leader began an expedition to study ancient Egypt while his army fought there?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonparte

Question 11

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials.

Question 12

How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?

Accepted Answer

It provided Greek text that matched early Egyptian writing.

Question 13

Which of the statements supports that the Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement?

Accepted Answer

The geography included areas for farming.

Question 14

What job employed the most people in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

farmer

Question 15

Which of the following best defines nobles?

Accepted Answer

people from rich and powerful families

Question 16

Slaves in Egypt had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

What archeologist discovered King Tut's tomb?

Accepted Answer

Howard Carter

Question 18

The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

_____________ wrote and copied religious and literary texts.

Accepted Answer

scribes

Question 20

In Egypt art, __________ were drawn realistically.

Accepted Answer

animals

Question 21

Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river.

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 22

The Third Dynasty began the period in Egyptian history called the Old Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?

Accepted Answer

because they reflected the pharaoh's importance

History of Ancient Egypt

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History of Ancient Egypt

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