stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Duplicate of Egypt Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Duplicate of Egypt
Duplicate of Egypt
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
92 plays
Quiz on Ancient Egypt
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
This goddess was Osiris' wife who partially saved him by reassembling his body.
Bast
Isis
Nephthys
Apis
2
This pharaoh, sometimes known as "the Great," ruled for 66 years, and left numerous monuments
Ramses II
Thutmose III
Tutenkhamen
Imhotep
3
Because of Osiris' death, he could no longer rule Egypt. Instead, he became the god of ___.
the underworld and afterlife
justice and truth
the rivers
the sky and stars
4
Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates which flooded irregularly, the ______ flooded every spring
Congo
Mississippi
Niger
Nile
5
This god supposedly ruled Egypt until he was cut into pieces by his jealous brother, Set.
Horus
Osiris
Kuk
Ptah
6
How did the status of women in Egypt compare to that of women in neighboring civilizations?
women were treated worse
women were treated better
women were treated about the same, which was usually poor
7
Founded by Menes, ____ was the first capital of unified ancient Egypt
Luxor
Memphis
Alexandria
Cairo
8
This pharaoh was devoted to Aton, who he believed was the only one true god.
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Smendes
Akhenaton
9
During the New Kingdom, many pharaohs were buried in the ____.
Valley of the Gods
Pyramids
Valley of the Kings
Valley of Death
10
According to historians, what was the Egyptians' purpose of mummification?
to allow the body to be reanimated with the Book of the Dead
to enable to soul to use the body in the afterlife
to preserve the body for future generations
11
This region to the south provided Egypt with gold, ivory, cattle, and slaves.
Europa
Mesopotamia
Nubia
Persia
12
Ancient Egypt had two distinct regions. What were they called?
Eastern and Western
Northern and Southern
Upper and Lower
Higher and Lower
13
The Egyptian writing system that used pictograms is known as ____.
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
sanskrit
14
This first female ruler of Egypt styled herself pharaoh despite the position's male association
Nefertiti
Helen
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
15
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 contained spells and charms to help in the afterlife
it recorded to names of all those who had died
16
For everyday writing, Egyptians generally wrote in demotic on ____.
paper
clay tablets
stone
papyrus
17
The great pyramids were built during which ancient Egyptian time period?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
18
___ tomb was untouched by robbers, and therefore, has provided a lot of info for historians.
Tutankhamen's
Imhotep's
Akhenaton's
Ramses'
19
The chief god of Egypt was a sun god who was known as ____ during the Old Kingdom.
Isis
Anubis
Osiris
Ra or Re
20
Upper Egypt was the northern part, while Lower Egypt was the southern region.
False
True