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Quiz on Ancient Egypt
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1
Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates which flooded irregularly, the ______ flooded every spring
Congo
Niger
Nile
Mississippi
2
For everyday writing, Egyptians generally wrote in demotic on ____.
stone
papyrus
paper
clay tablets
3
This pharaoh, sometimes known as "the Great," ruled for 66 years, and left numerous monuments
Thutmose III
Imhotep
Ramses II
Tutenkhamen
4
Ancient Egypt had two distinct regions. What were they called?
Higher and Lower
Upper and Lower
Northern and Southern
Eastern and Western
5
According to historians, what was the Egyptians' purpose of mummification?
to allow the body to be reanimated with the Book of the Dead
to preserve the body for future generations
to enable to soul to use the body in the afterlife
6
This region to the south provided Egypt with gold, ivory, cattle, and slaves.
Nubia
Europa
Mesopotamia
Persia
7
___ tomb was untouched by robbers, and therefore, has provided a lot of info for historians.
Akhenaton's
Ramses'
Tutankhamen's
Imhotep's
8
The great pyramids were built during which ancient Egyptian time period?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
9
The chief god of Egypt was a sun god who was known as ____ during the Old Kingdom.
Ra or Re
Isis
Osiris
Anubis
10
The Egyptian writing system that used pictograms is known as ____.
hieroglyphics
sanskrit
cuneiform
11
Upper Egypt was the northern part, while Lower Egypt was the southern region.
True
False
12
During the New Kingdom, many pharaohs were buried in the ____.
Valley of the Gods
Pyramids
Valley of the Kings
Valley of Death
13
This first female ruler of Egypt styled herself pharaoh despite the position's male association
Helen
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
14
What was the purpose of the
Book of the Dead?
it provided magical ways to kill people
it helped bring people back to life
it recorded to names of all those who had died
it contained spells and charms to help in the afterlife