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Review for test over Ancient Egypt
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1
What did Egyptians build as tombs for their pharaohs?
Pyramids
Ziggurates
Coffins
Graves
2
The Kushite people did not have a high opinion of Egyptian culture
false
true
3
Who united the Egyptians against the Hyksos and started the New Kingdom
Ramses II
Ahmose
Hatshepsut
Narmer
4
In 850 BC the Nubians formed what kingdom
Ethiopian
Babylonian
Kushite
Assyrian
5
This was the largest man made building for over 3,000 years
Great Sphinx
Great Pyramid
Khufu's Pyramid
Royal Palace
6
What means "one family stays in power for several generations"
Dynasty
Theocracy
Government
Royalty
7
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Narmer
8
One of the reasons the Egyptians set up government was to keep track of grain storage
False
True
9
Which is the best definition for "Envoy"
Battalion of soldiers
A group of war-ships
The queens servant
Representative that speak for the pharaoh
10
All of the following are names of different eras of Egyptian history EXCEPT
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
United Kingdom
11
What was the name for the Egyptian writing system?
Omniform
Aramaic
Cunieform
Hieroglyphics
12
Expanded Egypt through trade and diplomacy rather than war
Tutankhamen
Amenhotep
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
13
The pharaoh never hired any advisers or other officials
False
True
14
The Egyptians could schedule their farming around the flooding of the Nile
False
True
15
What was the name of the Egyptian religious text
Torah
Bible
Quran
Book of the Dead
16
Which pharaoh changed the religion and his name
Narmer
Amenhotep
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
17
What is the name for a government where the pharaoh is both the political and religious leader
Theocracy
Dynasty
Oligarchy
Hieroglyphics
18
Which group of people made up the middle class in Egypt
Business owners
Military Generals
Farmers
Pharaoh
19
Who conquered Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom
Hyksos
Nubians
Babylonians
Assyrians
20
What does monotheistic mean
Belief in many gods
Belief in one god
Belief in no gods
21
What did the Egyptians make paper out of
Clay
Trees
Stone
Papyrus
22
The Nile was important for all of these reasons EXCEPT
Irrigation for crops
Provided Water
Allowed them to travel to Europe
Connected to other countries for trade
23
What did Amenhotep change his name to
Hyksos
Narmer
Akhenaton
Tut
24
How did the Egyptians view the afterlife
That only the pharaohs got an afterlife
It would be harder than the present
That there was no afterlife
That it would be better than their present
25
Who was the most successful leader of the New Kingdom
Ramses II
Amenhotep
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
26
Who became pharaoh at age 10 and died when he was 19
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep
27
What type of area is a Savanna
Dry desert
Rocky Hills
Beaches
Grassy plains
28
Egypt's religion was polytheistic meaning they believed there were...
One god
Many gods
2 gods
No gods
29
What two resources did the Nubians have that made them wealthy
Iron and Silver
Silver and Gold
Iron and Farming
Farming and Gold
30
What did the Kushites learn from the Assyrians
How to use tin
How to use Iron
How to use copper
How to use gold
31
Name for preserving a body
Restoration
Tombing
Embalming
Rebalming
32
Why is the Middle Kingdom called "a golden age" for Egypt
They learned how to make iron weapons from the Assyrians
They found a lot of gold
They traded with the Nubians for gold
It was a time when art thrived and the empire grew
33
What was a fan shaped region of fertile land just before the Nile goes into the Mediterranean
Nile Fan
Mediterranean Fan
Nile Delta
Mediterranean Delta
