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Chapter 5, lessons 1-3
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1
What is the name for fast moving, dangerous waters; waterfalls; rapids?
cataracts
the Nile
papyrus
irrigation
2
Who were the warriors that invaded & then ruled Egypt for 100 years in the Middle Kingdom?
Assyrians
Kushites
Nubians
Hyksos
3
Which boy-king's tomb was found intact?
Tut
Hatshepsut
Akhenaten
Amenhotep IV
4
What were great stone tombs built for pharaohs called?
ziggurats
pyramids
temples
mastabas
5
What is the term for a government official?
envoy
pharaoh
theocracy
bureaucrat
6
Who tried to switch Egypt to monotheism?
Thutmose III
Ramses II
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
7
What is the reed plant that grew wild along the Nile?
silt
lotus
papyrus
delta
8
What is the material that smells pleasant when burned?
papyrus
incense
shadoof
lotus flower
9
What was a fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea?
fertile
silt
delta
papyrus
10
What is the type of government where the leader is both political and religious?
democracy
theocracy
monarchy
bureaucrat
11
What is a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols?
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
scribe
cartouche
12
Which pharaoh ruled for 66 years and signed peace treaties and built large temples & monuments?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Akhenaten
Tut
13
What is a government representative often sent to another country?
envoy
bureaucrat
theocracy
dynasty
14
What is another name for Akhenaten?
Amenhotep IV
Tut
Ahmose
Narmer
15
Who was the pharaoh to unite Upper and Lower Egypt?
Narmer
Ahmose
Tut
Hatshepsut
16
What is a line of rulers from the same family?
theocracy
bureaucrat
envoy
dynasty
17
What things can be made from papyrus?
sandals
paper
baskets
all of these
18
What is the name for the process of treating the body to keep it from decaying?
mummify
embalming
Book of the Dead
natron
19
What is the name for a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water to storage basins?
basin
canal
irrigation
shadoof
20
What area was in the southern area of Egypt?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
the delta
21
What is the term for a ruler in ancient Egypt?
envoy
pharaoh
bureaucrat
emperor
22
Who was the pharaoh to rule as the first female in Egypt?
Ramses
Tut
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut