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Ancient Egypt- Ch. 4
Ancient Egypt- Ch. 4
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Artists created paintings in pyramids and burial chambers depicting daily life primarily to
decorate and beautify the resting place of the pharaoh.
provide the person buried with servants and things needed in the afterlife.
increase the value of the tomb and pyramid.
encourage sight-seeing and visitors to the tombs.
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The system of offices and officials the pharaohs relied on to handle the gov't. was called a
bureaucracy.
party.
board.
council.
3
How did Egypt's geography affect its farming methods?
Farmers relied on the Nile’s yearly floods for water.
They were not able to grow crops.
They raised animals, not crops.
Egyptians traded for all their needs.
4
The geography of ancient Egypt included vast desert areas of burning sands known as
the Black Land
the Red land
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
5
Why did ancient Egyptians have their bodies preserved after death (mummification)?
To remember what the person looked like.
To use as decoration.
To worship and remember them.
To preserve the body so that the spirit would be able to recognize it.
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From their work with mummies, Egyptians learned about the human body and organs called
anatomy.
digestive.
skeleton.
canopic.
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The most important god of all those worshiped by the Egyptians was the sun god
Amon-Re.
Osiris.
Isis.
Horus.
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According to legend, the first pharaoh who united the Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt was
Menes.
Ramses II.
Hatshepsut.
Seth.
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Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the area that was called Kadesh?
Menes
Osiris
Ramses II
Hatsheput
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How were the Egyptians able to predict when the Nile would flood each year?
They read manuscripts that traced the history of the Nile.
They were not able to predict the flood because it varied.
They used a lunar calendar to record the same date each year
They watched for the star Sirius to appear.
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In ancient Egypt, those responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information were called
bureaucrats.
pharaohs.
scribes.
artisans.
12
The Nile delta formed the region known as
the Red Land.
Nubia.
Upper Egypt.
Lower Egypt.
13
In order to overcome death like Osiris, Egyptians believed that they needed to
preserve their bodies for the afterlife.
burn their bodies in the temple.
have their bodies buried in the waters of the Nile.
pay tribute to the pharaoh in gold and grain.
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The Book of the Dead was a well-known piece of Egyptian literature that
served as a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.
told the story of an official accused of killing a pharaoh.
explained the order of pharaohs from one dynasty to the next
was a list of important citizens and officials who had died.
15
Ancient Egyptians developed a system of writing that used drawings and symbols called
cursive.
hieroglyphics.
pictographs.
cuneiform.
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Because of the groups of rocky rapids called the Nile cataracts
Nubians were skillful sailors.
ships could not travel upstream from Egypt.
silt would not build up at the mouth of the Nile.
Egyptians could not trade with countries on the Med. Sea.
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Why were Egypt’s pharaohs seen as gods?
They had special powers.
Pharaoh controlled Egypt, Gods controlled everything- so Pharaoh is a god.
They could control the Nile River.
They were tall.
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In order to construct the pyramids, the Egyptians needed to be good at engineering and
anatomy.
astronomy.
chemistry.
mathematics.
