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1
Which of the following is not a feature you might find inside an Egyptian temple?
paintings
hieroglyphics
sanctuary
sphinxes
2
Why was the pharaoh's authority never questioned?
He forced Egyptians to obey him
Egyptians were scared of him
Egyptians all loved the pharaoh
Egyptians thought of him as a god.
3
Where was most of Egypt's fertile land?
Lower Egypt
Nile Delta
Upper Egypt
along the cataracts
4
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
archaeology
architecture
engineering
math
5
Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans
Obelisk
Statue
Sphinx
Pyramid
6
A period of order and stability
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
7
Menes built a new capital at the southern tip of the Nile Delta called
Memphis
Lower Egypt
Punt
Upper Egypt
8
A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.
Pyramid
Temple
Monument
Obelisk
9
The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom
Menes
King Tut
Ramses the Great
Khufu
10
People from rich and powerful familes
Elite
Scribes
Farmers
Nobles
11
A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
Cataracts
Delta
Nile River
Trade Routes
12
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tut
Ramses the Great
Menes
13
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
Papyrus
Paper
Stone tablet
Rosetta Stone
14
What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
Egypt's defeat of the Sinai Peninsula
Egypt's conquest of distant lands
Egypt's creation of the pyramids
Egypt's creation of an army
15
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the mummies whose ka was disturbed
the pharaoh who was both their ruler and god
the farmers whose small villages were unclean
the dynasty that was in power
16
Huge, stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that met in a point at the top
Obelisk
Sphinx
Temple
Pyramid
17
Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
sumerian influences
need for government officials
increase in farming
increase in population
18
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the heavens
the pharaohs
the afterlife
the pyramids
19
A period of Egyptian history that lasted for about 500 years.
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
20
The Egyptians are probably best known for building
Forts
Ziggurats
Irrigation canals
Pyramids
21
A period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
22
A series of rulers from the same family
Nobles
Pharaohs
Dynasty
Mummies
23
How did the Egyptians see the afterlife?
They didn't believe in an afterlife
an ideal place where all are young and healthy
A scary experience
24
Who wore the double crown and wanted to unify Egypt?
King Tut
Nobles
Ramses the Great
Menes
25
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tutankhamen
Ahmose of Thebes
Ramses the Great
26
The Nile River Valley was well suited for farming, which statement supports this fact?
The geography supported few desert plants and birds
The geography included areas for farming
The geography helped to unify our country
The geography had rocky soil and mountains
27
Rapids that made sailing on portions of the Nile difficult
Rapids
Delta
Cataracts
Floods
28
Egyptian writing system
Cuneiform
Scribes
Pictographs
Hieroglyphics
29
Which group invaded Egypt and used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons?
Soldiers
Hyksos
Slaves
Sea Peoples
30
How did Egyptian farmers water their crops?
They built a series of canals
They built basins to hold water
They used aqueducts
They used cattle to carry buckets
31
After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt
destroyed all its temples
created a Middle Kingdom god
disbanded the scribes
took control of all possible invasion routes
32
A huge, stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Tomb
Papyrus
Rosetta Stone
33
What brought life to Egypt and allowed it to thrive?
Trade
Pharaohs
Floods
The Nile
34
Ruler who worked to increase Egyptian trade
Ramses the Great
Ahmose of Thebes
King Tut
Queen Hatshepsut
35
Ramses the Great is best rembered
as a great warrior and builder
as a great scribe
for his untimely death at the hands of Ahmose
for his ability as an artist
