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Egypt Test Practice
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Here's a little Quiz as a review for your upcoming test. :)
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Why was King Tut's tomb able to remain undiscovered for so long?
the curse protected it from robbers
the entrance on the valley floor was covered with sediment
Howard Carter called dibs on it, so no one else could have it
no one knew where the Valley of the Kings was located
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Why did the Egyptians stop building pyramids?
They were expensive to build
The gods told them to stop
Robbers kept breaking into them
They ran out of room
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What was King Tut's greatest accomplishment while he was alive?
looking sharp in his pharaoh outfit
returning Egypt to polytheism
living to the ripe old age of 60
personally leading his army
4
The Characteristics of a Civilization include all of the following EXCEPT:
Class Structure
Occupational Specialization
Starbucks
Religion
5
Akhenaton angered his people by:
getting rid of the priests from the old religion
changing the religion to monotheism
making people lose their jobs in the old capitol
moving the capital to Amarna
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What does the double crown of Egypt look like?
the red and white crowns were merged into a lovely pink shade
the shallow white one of the south and the high red one of the north
the high white one of the south and the shallow red of the north
some part is red and some part is white but I can't remember
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What was the name of King Tut's vizier, the man who switched tomb locations with Tut?
Ay
Eiy
I
Eye
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Why is the double crown an important symbol for Egypt?
It symbolizes the end of the civilization
It represents the beginning of the reign of King Tut
It's pretty
It marks the moment Egypt became an actual civilization
9
How did Narmer succeed in permanently unifying the two territories?
He destroyed all the resources of the conquered area
He paid off the soldiers of the conquered territory
He asked nicely
He married the princess of the conquered territory
10
Who actually did most of the labor related to building pyramids?
priests
prisoners of war
slaves
farmers
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Why were pyramids built in Ancient Egypt?
To preserve the bodies of the pharaohs
To keep the citizens busy so they wouldn't revolt
To show the wealth of the empire
To symbolize the strength of Egypt
12
Which option lists some of the steps of mummification in proper order?
cover in resin, remove organs, place body in salt
remove salt, place body in resin, cover organs
remove organs, cover in resin, place body in salt
remove organs, place body in salt, cover in resin
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What's another name for "pyramid"?
big ol' house
houses of eternity
house of kings
great house
14
Which of the following was NOT an innovation by the Ancient Egyptians?
a number system based on 10
epic poems
animal doctors
surgeons
15
How do you spell the name of the female pharaoh who dressed as a man during her reign and built so many temples?
Hatshepsutt
Hatsheppsut
Hatshepsut
Hattshepsut
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What was Narmer's longest-lasting accomplishment?
He created a very large army
He united upper and lower Egypt
He married a princess
He created the double crown
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The Egyptians believed the pharaoh's name, Ka, Ba, and body all needed to be preserved. What did the Ba provide?
the body's shadow
sheep
personality and intellect
the "spiritual engine"
