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All About Ancient Egypt
All About Ancient Egypt
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The ancient Egyptians loved...
Board games
Makeup
Glass
Neatly shaped rocks
2
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
English
Arabic
letters
Hieroglyphs
3
What was one way that the people in ancient Egypt adapted to their environment?
Traded across the Mediterranean Sea
Limited farming due to mountains
Farmed in fertile soil along the Nile River
Built ships to fish in
4
What was the purpose for building pyramids in ancient Egypt?
They were tourist attractions.
To help protect the people from the sun.
As a burial place for pharaohs.
The pharaohs lived in pyramids.
5
What is the order of the Social Structure of ancient Egypt?
Merchants, priests, scribes, farmers, Pharaoh
Pharaoh, farmers, priests, scribes, merchants
Pharaoh, priests, scribes, merchants, farmers
Pharaoh, merchants, priests, scribes, farmers
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What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?
The Assyrian, Sumerian, and Greek Kingdooms
The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms
The Iron, Bronze, and Gold Kingdoms
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
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A delta is
the Egyptian writing system
dangerous, rocky, fast-moving water
a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland
a reed plant used to make paper
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20. Who was at the
bottom
of the social pyramid in Egypt?
Merchants.
Pharaohs.
Slaves.
Priests.
9
The preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth in ancient Egypt
cemetery
tomb
mummification
pharaoh
10
Queen Hatshepsut's accomplishments were that she increased trade in Egypt and
fought the Hittities
supported the sea peoples
supported the arts and architecture
fought the Kyksos
11
What religion did Ancient Egypt practice?
Christianity
Polytheism
Buddhism
Daoism
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Who was in control in Ancient Egypt?
A Pharaoh
A king
A God/Goddess
Emperor
13
Ancient Egypt would be on which side of a timeline?
B.C.E.
C.E.
14
Papyrus was used in Ancient Egypt to make which of the following?
Canoes
Paper
Rafts
Sails
15
What animal was considered sacred and worshiped in ancient Egypt?
snakes
camels
dogs
cats
16
Which was invented in Ancient Egypt?
Silk
Wheel
Gunpowder
Papyrus
17
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
Along the Nile
On the coast of the Atlantic
Near the center of Africa
18
What is the largest pyramid of Egypt?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Pyramid of Djoser
The Pyramid of Khafre
The Great Sphinx of Giza
19
In Ancient Egypt, hieroglyphics were used to:
Build the Sphinx
Write and communicate with each other
Record the stars in the sky
Do complex mathematics
20
Look at the population density map of Ancient Egypt. What can you conclude from it?
The Nile River is the longest river
The Nile River was made of salt water
People lived along the Red Sea
The population grew around the Nile River
21
In Ancient Egypt, "cataracts" are a term used to describe?
Dangerous, fast moving waters
A potentially deadly eye condition
Isolated waters where riches were stored
Bandits who prayed on unsuspecting travelers
22
Which direction does the Nile River run?
From West to East
From North to South
From South to North
From East to west
23
Egyption society was organized like a __________.
square
triangle
circle
octogon
24
The period of time when Ancient Egypt reached its glory
Ancient Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
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Why was Egypt so successful?
they had access to water
they had a big population
they were great rulers
