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What is located at letter A in the map?
The Red Sea
Lower Egypt
Giza
Mediterranean Sea
2
A king of Egypt was called:
pharaoh
his royal highness
your majesty
vizier
3
In Egypt's Social Pyramid, which group is in section F ?
Artisans and Mercants
Officials and Scribes
Unskilled workers and Enslaved People
Farmers
4
Under this pharaoh, Egypt's trade flourished.
Tutankhamen
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
5
This kingdom is the period in ancient Egypt from the 11th dynasty to the 14th dynasty: 2050 BC to 1652 BC.
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Nubia
Middle Kingdom
6
Referred to as the Egyptian Empire and occurred between 16th century BC and 11th century BC.
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom
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In Egypt's Social Pyramid, which group is in section B?
Pharaohs
Priests and Nobles
Artisans and Mercants
Officials and Scribes
8
In Egypt's Social Pyramid, which group is in section A?
Officials and Scribes
Artisans and Mercants
Pharaohs
Priests and Nobles
9
What is located at letter H in the map?
Giza
Memphis
Thebes
The Red Sea
10
What conditions allowed ancient Egyptian agriculture to thrive?
fresh water marshes and arable highlands
hot climate and reliable rainfall
predictable floodwaters and fertile soil
sandy coastal soil and dry climate
11
What group regularly invaded but did not conquer Egypt during the New Kingdom?
Macedonians
Nubians
Assyrians
Sea Peoples
12
Who was the last pharaoh to rule Egypt before it fell to Roman conquest?
Cleopatra VII
Khufu
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
13
How long is the Nile River?
2314 inches long
4132 miles long
2314 miles long
4132 inches long
14
In Egypt's Social Pyramid, which group is in section D?
Officials and Scribes
Priests and Nobles
Artisans and Mercants
Pharaohs
15
Lower Egypt is located in the South near the Nile delta and the Mediterranean sea.
False
True
16
Which Pharaoh Lasting 66 years, their reign was one of the longest in Egyptian history.
Khufu
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Piankhi
17
Who ruled the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
dynasties of pharaohs
families of village chiefs
councils of scribes
elected viziers
18
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
South
West
East
North
19
What is located at letter D in the map?
Giza
Nile River
Sinai Peninsula
Memphis
20
What is located at letter K in the map?
Lower Egypt
Nubia/Kush
Upper Egypt
Thebes
21
What is located at letter E in the map?
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Nubia/Kush
Sinai Peninsula
22
Which Direction Does the Nile River Flow (letter G in the map)?
West
North
South
East
23
An area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water.
lake
delta
bay
river
24
Famous female pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Ramses II
Menes
Hatshepsut
Nubia
25
During what period of Egyptian history were the Great Pyramids built?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Predynastic Era
26
People belonged to a different social class based on their wealth in society.
hierarchy
pharaoh
pyramid
vizier
27
What modern technology helps archaeologists locate objects buried underground?
GPS devices
sonar waves
microscopes
satellite cameras
28
pyramid
massive monuments used for religious ceremonies
massive monuments used to show the power of Egypt
massive monumental tombs to hold dead bodies
massive monumental tombs used to hold parties during the harvest season
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an Egyptian colony
Nile River
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Kush
30
Barter
to buy with money
to save money
to exchange goods
to store food for the future
31
First king of unified Egypt
Menes
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Vizier
32
What is located at letter I in the map?
Upper Egypt
The Valley of the Kings
Lower Egypt
Nubia/Kush
33
What is located at letter J in the map?
Thebes
Valley of the Kings
Giza
Memphis
34
Ramses II was the most powerful pharaoh in all of the Egyptian empire.
True
False
35
2nd pharaoh of the 4th dynasty
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses II
36
What is located at letter C in the map?
Memphis
Giza
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
37
In Egypt's Social Pyramid, which group is in section C?
Artisans and Mercants
Officials and Scribes
Priests and Nobles
Pharaohs
38
This kingdom had a strong central government and is most famous as the time when many pyramids were built.
Kush
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
39
The sun god.
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses II
Re
40
A rock formation that creates churning rapids; also, a large waterfall
vizier
hierarchy
pharaoh
cataract
41
Which statement best describes the geographical location of ancient Egypt?
on the coast of North Africa
in the Nile River Valley
near the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
next to the Sahara
42
In Egypt's Social Pyramid, which group is in section E?
Unskilled workers and Enslaved People
Farmers
Artisans and Mercants
Officials and Scribes
43
What is located at letter L in the map?
Valley of the Kings
Sinai Peninsula
Nubia/Kush
Nile River
44
What is located at letter F in the map?
Thebes
The Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
45
A mummy is a preserved body of a king or queen.
False
True
46
Which Pharaoh united the kingdoms of Egypt and Kush under a new line of Kushite kings.
Tutankhamen
Khufu
Piankhi
Ramses II
47
A region in northeastern Africa; from the Nile River valley and eastward to the shores of the Red Sea.
California
Upper Egypt
Nubia
Lower Egypt
48
Why was the Nile River essential to life in ancient Egypt?
it kept enemies from entering Egypt
it flooded annually to provide silt for rich soil
it provided water for irrigation
it was used for transportation: ships
49
What techniques did ancient Egyptian farmers use to make their farming more productive?
Used flood to their advantage, got silt and rich soil.
Grouped together to form less work.
Used animals to trample the seeds into the soil.
Used shaduf too to easily lift water to their fields.
50
What is located at letter B in the map?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Nubia/Kush
Giza
51
Who took the blame in ancient Egypt for flooding, famine, and other disasters?
farmers
invaders
pharaoh
priests
52
Vizier
pharaoh's oldest son
a hat to keep sun out of the eyes of the farmers
chief official
scribes in temples
53
What people conquered and ruled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Hyksos
Macedonians
Persians
Hittites
54
Which pharaoh commanded exceptional power and wealth to build their Great Pyramid.
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Khufu
55
A series of rulers from the same family.
pharaoh
king
dynasty
monarchy
56
Upper Egypt is located in the
West
North
South
East
57
Which Pharaoh became pharaoh at the age of eight - died just nine years later.
Khufu
Piankhi
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
58
What skill did mummification help ancient Egyptians to develop?
geometry
bookkeeping
medicine
writing