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1
During the New Kingdom, many pharaohs were buried in the ____.
Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Kings
Valley of Death
Pyramids
2
For everyday writing, Egyptians generally wrote in demotic on ____.
paper
stone
clay tablets
papyrus
3
How did the status of women in Egypt compare to that of women in neighboring civilizations?
women were treated better
women were treated worse
women were treated about the same, which was usually poor
4
What was the purpose of the
Book of the Dead?
it recorded to names of all those who had died
it helped bring people back to life
it contained spells and charms to help in the afterlife
it provided magical ways to kill people
5
___ tomb was untouched by robbers, and therefore, has provided a lot of info for historians.
Imhotep's
Akhenaton's
Tutankhamen's
Ramses'
6
This region to the south provided Egypt with gold, ivory, cattle, and slaves.
Nubia
Persia
Europa
Mesopotamia
7
This pharaoh, sometimes known as "the Great," ruled for 66 years, and left numerous monuments
Ramses II
Tutenkhamen
Imhotep
Thutmose III
8
This pharaoh was devoted to Aton, who he believed was the only one true god.
Akhenaton
Ramses II
Smendes
Tutankhamen
9
Founded by Menes, ____ was the first capital of unified ancient Egypt
Memphis
Cairo
Luxor
Alexandria
10
Because of Osiris' death, he could no longer rule Egypt. Instead, he became the god of ___.
the rivers
justice and truth
the underworld and afterlife
the sky and stars
11
This first female ruler of Egypt styled herself pharaoh despite the position's male association
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Helen
Nefertiti
12
Upper Egypt was the northern part, while Lower Egypt was the southern region.
True
False
13
According to historians, what was the Egyptians' purpose of mummification?
to enable to soul to use the body in the afterlife
to allow the body to be reanimated with the Book of the Dead
to preserve the body for future generations
14
The great pyramids were built during which ancient Egyptian time period?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
15
This god supposedly ruled Egypt until he was cut into pieces by his jealous brother, Set.
Kuk
Ptah
Osiris
Horus
16
This goddess was Osiris' wife who partially saved him by reassembling his body.
Isis
Bast
Apis
Nephthys
17
Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates which flooded irregularly, the ______ flooded every spring
Nile
Congo
Niger
Mississippi
18
Ancient Egypt had two distinct regions. What were they called?
Eastern and Western
Higher and Lower
Upper and Lower
Northern and Southern
19
The Egyptian writing system that used pictograms is known as ____.
sanskrit
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
20
The chief god of Egypt was a sun god who was known as ____ during the Old Kingdom.
Anubis
Osiris
Isis
Ra or Re