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Duplicate of Ancient Egypt Geography and Culture
Duplicate of Ancient Egypt Geography and Culture
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1
What shallow area makes up the point where the Nile River flows in to the Mediterranean Sea?
Sahara Wetlands
Nile Wetlands
1st Cataract
Nile Delta
2
Which city became the 2nd capital during the middle kingdom?
Cairo
Giza
Thebes
Memphis
3
What natural barriers are found within the Nile River which are rapids or water falls?
Cataracts
Mountains
Delta
Desert
4
Which king/pharaoh unified upper and lower Egypt?
Ramses II
Tut
Menes(Narmer)
Amenhotep
5
What was the purpose of a pyramid?
burial tomb for pharaohs
they used the shadow to tell time
contact alien lifeforms
to scare away enemies
6
Which of the following that was NOT true about Egyptian religion.
the primarily believed in only one God
they believed in the afterlife
the pharaoh also served as the high priest
Gods typically had animal heads
7
Select the two descriptors that describe the flooding of the Nile River?
calm and predictable
unpredictable and violent
unpredictable but calm
predictable and violent
8
Which queen took her own life instead of being captured by the Romans?
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Merneith
Cleopatra
9
What is unique about the flow of the Nile River?
It flows east in the summer and west in the winter
It is completely still and has no flow
It flows north toward the Mediterranean Sea
It flows south in the winter and north in the summer
10
What desert is found in Northern Africa and makes up most of Egypt?
Sahara
Gobi
Taklimahan
Sierra-Nevada
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What title was given to the rulers of Egypt, especially during the New Kingdom on?
Ceasar
Pharaoh
Czar
Warlord
12
What are natural occurring land forms that inhibit human movement called?
Major Mountains
Blocking Barriers
Natural Barriers
Obstacle Land forms
13
Which of the following is the nickname given to Egypt based on it reliance on the Nile River?
The Life Bringer
Desert Highway
Gift of the Nile
Desert Rose
14
What city is the current capital of Egypt?
Thebes
Memphis
Giza
Cairo
15
Who would oversee the building projects carried out in Ancient Egypt?
scribes
soldiers
priests
artisans
16
Which of the following is NOT true about Ramses II.
Ruled for 67 Years
Changed Egypt's religion to a religion of one God
Fathered at least 95 children
Ruled during the New Kingdom
17
What city was the 1st Capital of Egypt?
Cairo
Giza
Memphis
Thebes
18
What is the primary river of ancient Egypt?
Mississippi
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
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What was the common belief about the pharaoh?
he had magical powers
he was immortal
he was a God on Earth
there was nothing special about him
20
What city is the home of the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and several other smaller pyramids?
Cairo
Thebes
Giza
Memphis