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Ancient Egypt - History Alive 7.8.9.
Ancient Egypt - History Alive 7.8.9.
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1
What was an important duty of the vizer?
to collect taxes
to lead the army
to decide court cases
to help make alliances
2
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to educate and protect the royal children
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
to transport goods up the Nile
to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
3
Use vegetation along the Nile River included
canals and ditches
barges and boats
ducks and geese
reeds and papyrus
4
Which period is often called the Golden Age, a time when Egypt had reached the height of its power?
The Best Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom
5
From the top of Egypt's social pyramid, which class was second?
artisans
scribes
priests
government officials
6
From the top of Egypt's social pyramid, which class was third?
priests
government officials
scribes
artisans
7
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was
too stormy for boats
fresh water
surrounded by deserts
used by traders
8
The pharaoh ________________ was one of ancient Egypt's first female pharaohs.
Sensuret
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Spara
9
Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was
a priest.
a child.
a woman.
a god.
10
Because one physical feature of was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt and Kush, most of their settlements were...
on hills
near a river
around trees
in a desert
11
What was built from more than 2 million stone blocks and had tunnels inside?
the White Chapel
the Great Pyramid at Giza
the Sphinx
the temple at Abu Simbel
12
Ancient Egypt enjoyed three long periods of stability and unity under the rule of the ___________.
leaders
Sensuret
king
pharaoh
13
The ancient Israelites settled in ____________, a diverse land along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Mesopotamia
Canaan
Egypt
Kush
14
How did government officials get their jobs?
they inherited from family
the people voted
Priests choose them as a sign from the gods
attended school
15
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
copper coins
grain
paper notes
music at banquets
16
How did settlers use the Mediterranean Sea?
watering cattle
irrigating crops
catching fish
drinking water
17
At the bottom of the social pyramid were the _____________, the largest social class.
priests
scribes
peasants
artisans
18
Which of the activities was permitted only to men?
working as a scribe
asking for a divorce
owning land
running a business
19
Egyptians thought that in the ___________, a person's body remained with his dead spirit.
social pyramid
social class
afterlife
status
20
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
scribes
artisans
government officials
priests
21
What was the main purpose of building the pyramids?
storehouses for reserves of grain
homes for the pharaoh's servants
temples for religious worship
tombs for the pharaohs when they died
22
What best describes herders in Canaan?
They had a stable food supply
They built houses of mud
They lived a nomadic life
They planted
23
Who signed the world's first peace treaty?
Egypt and the Hittites
Egypt and the Persians
Egypt and the Assyrians
Egypt and the Babylonians
24
Which is TRUE about the role of women in religion in Ancient Egypt?
They were not permitted to become priestesses
They ran all religious ceremonies
They took care of all parts of the Egyptian religion
They could become priestesses
25
How did the desert help the people of Egypt & Kush?
it had fertile land for crops
it was grassy for grazing sheep
it gave protection from invaders
it made trade and travel easy
26
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
festival season
harvest season
building season
planting season
27
Ramses II was a peacemaker, He signed the world's first peace ____________, with the Hittites.
treaty
paper
assembly
agreement
28
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
attend scribe school
store a lot of grain
take care of a temple
help build a pyramid
29
From the top of Egypt's social pyramid, which class was fifth?
government officials
artisans
scribes
pharaoh
30
The Egyptians and the Kushites both settled near the ________
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Jordan River
Nile River