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Unit 4 Ancient Egypt Review
Unit 4 Ancient Egypt Review
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Review for the unit 4 test.
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1
Which best describes the Egyptian book of the dead?
a religious poem read aloud at festivals
a guidebook to the jouney into the afterlife
a collection of hyms sung at burials
a story recounting a popular epic adventure
2
Why did Egyptians make mummies?
to provide a body for the spirit after death
to protect the tomb of the pharaohs
to honor the ghosts of their ancestors
to worship their gods.
3
For what good did Egypt largely trade
timber
iron
wine
food
4
What geographic feature provided a natural barrier to protect ancient Egypt from invasion?
desert lands
extensive mountains
several large seas
vast river systems
5
Which god did Egyptians believed weighed the hearts after death?
Ra
Osiris
Anubis
Thoth
6
What purpose did pyramids serve?
as temples of religious worship
as tombs for the pharaohs
as centers of government
as markers of trade
7
What people conquered and ruled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Hyksos
Hittites
Macedonians
Persians
8
What was the role of Egypt's viziers?
to determine the success of the pharaohs
to perform religious ceremonies
to oversee the day-to-day governing
to command the military forces
9
How did Archeologists and historians learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphics?
by excavating papyrus
by deciphering Egyptian scrolls
by translating the Rosetta Stone
by studying scribes
10
What pharaoh tried to change the Egyptian's polytheistic beliefs?
Cleopatra VII
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep IV (Ahkenaten)
Ramses the Great
11
What main economic activity gave rise to the Egyptian civilization?
crafting
herding
farming
mining
12
What was papyrus?
a person trained in bookkeeping
a sheet of material used for writing
a tool used to inscribe symbols into stone.
a picture representing an object or idea
13
What natural resource helped Kush become a powerful kingdom?
bronze
wood
gold
oil
14
What conditions allowed ancient Egyptian agriculture to thrive?
hot climate and reliable rainfall
predictable floodwaters and fertile soil
fresh water marshes and arable highlands
sandy coastal soil and dry climate.
15
Which group of people made up the lowest class of people in the Egyptian social hierarchy?
farmers and soldiers
artisans and merchants
officials and scribes
slaves and unskilled workers
16
What event marked the end of the Middle Kingdom?
a civil war amoung rival groups
a lengthy period of famine
The rule of Mentuhotep II
the conquest of the Hyksos
17
How did Ramses the Great restore peace and prosperity to Egypt?
by conquering neighbors
by defeating the sea peoples
by expanding trade
by negotiating a treaty with the Hitites
18
Who was the last pharaoh to rule Egypt before it fell to Roman conquest?
Hatshepsut
Khafu
Thutmose III
Cleopatra VII
19
Skill in what subject enabled Egyptians to build pyramids and other monuments
geometry
geography
medicine
archeology
20
Whom do historians believe first united and ruled upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
Ramses the Great
Tutankhamun
Cleopatra VII
21
During what period of Egyptian history were the Great Pyramids built?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Predynastic Era
New Kingdom
22
What skill did mummification help ancient Egyptians develop?
bookkeeping
geometry
writing
medicine
23
How did Hatshepsut expand the Egyptian empire?
through trade
through territorial expansion
through treaties
through war
