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Study Guide for Egypt Test #egypttest
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1
What did Ramses II do after claiming victory over the Hittites?
He divided their lands.
He enslaved them.
He made a peace treaty with them.
He killed them all.
2
One of the higher jobs in ancient Egypt was that of the
Merchant
Artisan
Scribe
Priest
3
What advantage did the Nile offer for transportation?
the current was swift
it had many roads running along its banks
it was very easy to travel both north and south
it had deep channels
4
Why did Khufu build the Great Pyramid?
to challenge Egyptian builders
to house his entire family
to show how great he was
to show great Egyptian architecture
5
Pharaoh Khufu built the
Step pyramid
Obelisk
Great Pyramid
Valley of the Kings
6
What did Egypt experience under Ramses II?
unpredictable flooding
stability
famine
constant warfare
7
What was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom?
Cairo
Memphis
Giza
Thebes
8
Which word is related to papyrus?
paper
papaya
papoose
papa
9
How did the Egyptians and the Sumerians view the afterlife?
They both thought it would be miserable.
They both thought it would be happy.
Sumerians viewed it more positively than the Egyptians.
Egyptians viewed it more positively than the Sumerians.
10
How did Hatshepsut's reign end?
She gave up her throne to her son.
She was killed in a war.
The priests murdered her.
No one knows how it ended.
11
Where would the best place to farm in Egypt?
150 miles west of the Nile
in the Nubian Desert
along the Nile
along the Red Sea
12
What innovation did the Egyptians use to spread water across their lands?
the hieroglyph
the ibis
the shaduf
the cataract
13
What did Egyptians think would happen to the pictures they put on their tombs?
They would eventually decay.
They would become real.
They would teach others about Egypt.
They would gain in value.
14
The Old Kingdom started about
2575 B.C.
1070 B.C.
2130 B.C.
1472 B.C.
15
How is the Nile in Upper Egypt and Nubia different from the Nile in Lower Egypt?
The delta is in Upper Egypt.
The Nile in Lower Egypt has fewer cataracts.
More cities are found along the Nile in Upper Egypt.
16
The world's longest river is
Euphrates
Amazon
Tigris
Nile
17
The Egyptian religion was
Positive
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Simple
18
Who had the most power during the Middle kingdom?
the priests
the scribes
the pharaoh
the local rulers
19
Into which body of water does the Nile River empty?
Red Sea
Nubian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Eastern Sea
20
Egyptian homes were made out of
mud bricks
animal hides
wood
stone
21
What process was supposed to help people use their bodies after death?
embalming
irrigation
cremation
bartering
22
How did the Nile River floods differ from those of the Tigris and Euphrates?
They were more severe.
They were more predictable.
They were less predictable.
The were less severe.
23
What Egyptian resource was found in Nubia?
turquoise
copper
gold
flax
24
How did Egyptian art change under Akhenaton?
it contained more images of animals
it hid the pharaoh's physical flaws
it focused more on beauty
it became more realistic
25
The queen who became pharaoh after her husband died was
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Isis
