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Ancient Egypt Ch. 2
Ancient Egypt Ch. 2
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Review quiz of Prentice Hall's World History textbook. NOTE: Not teacher made.
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1
An Egyptian official called _____ forced people to flee into modern-day Syria
King Ramses II
Sinuhe
King Tut
Set
2
According to Egyptian mythology, ______ ruled Egypt until he was killed by his jealous brother.
Osiris
Set
King George III
Tutankhamen
3
Only the _____ could conduct certain ceremonies for the sun god _____.
pharaoh, Amon-Re
citizens, Osiris
pharaoh, Set
Priest, Isis
4
Judaism was different from the religions of the nearby regions because it was...
polytheistic
odd
rebellious
monotheistic
5
What is the "Red Land"?
A province named "Red"
A desert stretching across North Africa
An area where the ground is red
Irrigated land suitable for crops
6
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was...
a god
unfair
dumb
rich
7
_____ brought riches to Sumerian cities
gold
Trade
marketing
government
8
The pharaoh stood at the _____ of Society in Ancient Egypt
temples
bottom
top
side
9
What was the name of the set of laws Hammurabi enacted in Babylon and Mesopotamia?
Code of Hammurabi
Hammurabi didn't enact any laws
the Constitution
Law of the Land
10
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river is called...
the Nile River Valley
Asia
Egypt
Mesopotamia
11
Persian kings pursued a policy of _____ of the peoples they conquered.
value
elimination
tolrerance
control
12
The _____ contained spells, charms, and formulas for the dead to use in the afterlife.
Will of Survival
Book of Life
Scroll of Secrets
Book of the Dead
13
Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
They were all male
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
King Tut
14
Who was the most powerful pharaoh of the
New Kingdom
?
King Ramses II
there is no such thing as the "New Kingdom"
the New Kingdom didn't use pharaohs
King Tut
15
The word
"
cuneiform"
comes from...
the name of a Sumerian ruler
the Latin word cuneus for "wedge"
a thought randomly conceived by a scholar
the Latin word formare for "form"
16
Persian emperor _____ set up a government which became a model for later rulers.
Assurbanipal
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Darius
17
Canaan–as noted by the Torah–later became known as _____ under Roman rule.
Jerusalem
Israel
Palestine
Canaan
18
The form of writing invented by Sumerians is called...
cuneiform
calligraphy
hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
19
Another term for Israelite is...
Hebrew
There is no such thing as an "Israelite"
Nazarine
Catholic
20
David's son _____ turned Jerusalem into the impressive capital of Israel
David didn't have a son
Abraham
Solomon
David II
21
Sumer was divided into
states
city-states
kingdoms
cities
22
Which Babylonian god did Hammurabi promote over the older Sumerian gods?
Set
Marduk
Jesus
Osiris
23
The Sumerians were mostly
polytheistic
monotheistic
24
Patriarchal society in Israel meant...
women could not achieve any honor like that of men
Women were granted great power
husbands and fathers held great legal and moral authority
men were undermined
25
What happens to the Nile River every spring?
It dries up
It freezes
The Amazon joins the Nile
It floods
