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An imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion that was often shown on Egyptian statues.
cataract
6th graders
sphinxes
Obelisk
2
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Upper and Lower Egypt
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent.
Nubia and Cairo
3
Whose tomb was found in 1922?
King Khufu
King Ezana
King Tutankhamen
King Piankhi
4
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
scribe
farmer
architect
merchant
5
Who dressed as a man and called herself king?
Medusa
Queen Shanakhdakheto
Queen Hathepsut
Cleopatra
6
A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
Cataract
Pyramid
Delta
Obelisk
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Who was the most famous Old Kingdom pharaoh?
Queen Shanakhdakheto
Queen Hathepsut
Tutankhamen
Khufu
8
The Nile River is like the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers because
They all have cataracts.
They flood at the same time.
They bring silt to make land fertile.
They all flow North.
9
Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom which was also called the Era of Pyramids?
Menes
Horus
Sinai
Khufu
10
Rapids along a river.
delta
cataract
papyrus
swift water
11
People of wealth and power.
noble
merchant
papyrus
elite
12
Ramses the Great is best remembered
for his artistic ability.
As a great warrior and builder.
As a scribe
for his untimely death.
13
A series of rulers from the same family.
pharaoh
dynasty
elite
Noble
14
A long-lasting, paper like material made from reeds that the ancient Egyptians used to write on.
parrot
paper
papyrus
papa
15
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
Collecting taxes from the people.
Collecting payments from Sumer.
Priest had religious festivals.
Pharaohs's familes paid the costs.
16
Life after death.
after dark
afterlife
afternoon
happily ever after
17
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
They were the safest places in the kingdom.
They were museums.
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
They were storage rooms for the pharaoh.
18
Which is the correct order in the Egyptians mummification process?
Wrap the body, put on mummy mask, place in the Sarcophagus.
Wrap the body, place in Sarcophagus, put on mummy mask.
Place in Sarcophagus, put on mummy mask, wrap the body.
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Goods brought in from other regions for trade.
trade
export
trade route
import
20
The political order of Egypt was based on
wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders
wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders.
merchants who helped build trade routes
priests who helped build temples.
21
What geographic advantage did Egypt's location provide?
Two dynasties to celebrate religious traditions.
Natural barriers to protect against invaders.
Artwork to use as decoration
Temples in which to worship.
22
Ancient Egypt was re-unified. Pharaohs established standing armies.
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
23
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
They carried their dead to neighboring countries.
They preserved bodies as mummies.
They buried their dead in the river.
They used a funeral pyre for their dead.
24
Known as the Age of the Pyramids. Focus was on the afterlife.
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
25
Which is the correct order in Egyptian mummification.
Drain body, remove liver & intestines, remove brain.
remove liver and intestines, drain body, remove brain.
Remove brain, remove liver and intestines, drain body
26
A double crown was worn to symbolize:
Their rule over both Upper and Lower Egypt.
Their joint rule with their queens.
Both farming and herding were important.
The Nile River lowed in two ways.
27
The ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols.
Afterlife
Rosetta Stone
Sphinxes
Hieroglyphics
28
A trader.
seller
merchant
import
export
29
Which is the correct order in Egyptian mummification.
Remove natron packets, stuff linen into body, cover the body with resin.
stuff linen into the body, cover the body with resin, remove natron packets
Cover body with resin, remove natron packets, stuff linen into body.
30
A rich and powerful person.
noble
elite
merchant
dynasty
31
A pyramid and a ziggurat are alike because
The both were made from limestone.
They were both build as tombs for pharaohs.
They were used as palaces for kings.
They were both built tall to honor gods.
32
Ancient Egypt peaked. Akhenaten changed religion to worship only one god, Aton.
O ld Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
33
Who was ruler when the Aksumite army destroyed Meroe and took over Kush?
Ramses the Great
Menes
Queen Hathepsut
Ezana
34
Who loved horses so much that he was buried with 8 of his best steeds?
Ezana
Piankhi
Khufu
Tutankhamen
35
Which was a new capital city at the southern tip of the Nile Delta?
Nekhem
Memphis
Mesopotamia
Cairo
36
Which ruler had the longest reign in Egyptian history?
Tutankhamen
Khufu
Ezana
Ramses the Great
37
Who was ruler when Egypt's first pharaoh wore a double crown?
Piankhi
Rames the Great
Menes
Ezana
38
A tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in ancient Egypt.
delta
sphinxes
pyramid
obelisk
39
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
pharaohs
Heavens
pyramids
afterlife
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A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian writing.
pyramid
obelisk
Rosetta Stone
hieroglyphics
41
A huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians and other people.
pyramid
sphinxes
papyrus
obelisk
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Items sent to other regions for trade.
market
imports
exports
trade route
