a simpler form of everyday writing in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian government can be described as:

Pharaohs ruling with the power of the "gods"

Hatshepsut became the pharaoh of Egypt by

giving herself the title once in power as regent

What was special about the Rosetta Stone?

It had the same message written in Greek and hieroglyphics

Hieratic script was used

for informal writing/business transactions

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1
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
Temple
Burial Chamber
House for the workers
House for the living Pharaoh
2
Which pharaoh united upper and lower Egypt?
Ramses II
Menes
Hatshepsut
Tut
3
Ancient Egypt can be found on which continent?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
4
What is the name for the form of picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians?
Handwriting
Papyrus
Cursive
Hieroglyphics
5
In ancient Egypt, the Pharaohs were both a ________ and __________
King and God
Chief Builder and Priest
Priest and King
Top General and King
6
Main river of Ancient Egypt:
The Indus
The Euphrates
The Tigris
The Nile
7
What is Demotic?
a simpler form of everyday writing in Ancient Egypt
inscriptions in pictures
none of the above
pictures of ideas
8
What were Egyptian obelisks used for in ancient times?
To represent the gods
An important monument of a leader
To tell time
As a statue
9
Ancient Egyptian government can be described as:
A president voted into office
Several leaders ruling together
Pharaohs ruling with the power of the "gods"
Kings chosen by the people
10
Egypt's climate is described as a
humid grassland
rainforest
desert
tundra
11
The Nile River deposited ____________ on the farm land to make it fertile.
Fish
Silt
Flotsam
Money
12
Which of the following are the Egyptians credited with inventing?
Roads and Bridges
Obelisk
Printing Press
Wheel
13
Which of the following languages is NOT on the Rosetta Stone?
Hieroglyphics
Demotic
Latin
Greek
14
What was Osiris the god of?
The moon and the stars
The underworld and the dead
Knowledge and wisdom
The sky and the wind
15
What is true about the Nile River?
It flows from south to north
All of the above
It made the farm soil rich
The people used it for food, water, and transportation
16
Hatshepsut became the pharaoh of Egypt by
giving herself the title once in power as regent
being given the title by her husband, the prior pharaoh, before he died.
being elected to the position by the people of Egypt.
conquering Egypt in battle
17
What was special about the Rosetta Stone?
It had all of the hieroglyphic symbols written in one place
It had the same message written in Greek and hieroglyphics
It gave a detailed history of Ancient Egyptian civilization
It had a secret treasure map to one of the Pharaoh`s tombs
18
Hieratic script was used
for informal writing/business transactions
during the "period of warring states."
to write The Gilgamesh Epic.
when Plato wrote The Republic.
19
The leader of Ancient Egypt was known as the ______________ ?
Priest
Emperor
King
Pharaoh
20
Lower Egypt was ________ and Upper Egypt was ___________.
South, North
West, East
East, West
North, South

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