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A #study help for #ancient Egypt test.
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A long lasting paper like material made from reeds
Sand paper
Rice paper
Card stock
Papyrus
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A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
inlet
delta
estuary
fjord
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Which of the following is NOT true of a Pharaoh?
He was considered a living god
He had absolute power over Egypt
He was blamed if crops did not grow or disease struck
He was a king, but not a god
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People from rich, powerful families
dynasty
mummies
hieroglyphics
nobles
5
Specially treated dead bodies wriapped in cloth
zombies
mummies
ghouls
pharaohs
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The main goal of every Egyptian was to...
get as much wealth and power as you possibly could
provide well for your wife and family
make the pharaoh's spirit/gods happy
move up the social hierarchy
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Treating the body after its death to protect it from decay
pyramids
embalming
hieroglyphics
afterlife
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The ancient Egyptians were...
Agnostic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
Monotheistic
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A tall, 4 sided pillar that is pointed on top
delta
obelisk
dynasty
pyramid
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Those at the bottom of the social hierarchy were...
scribes and craftspeople
priests and nobles
slaves and servants
peasant farmers and workers
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What did the ancient Egyptians do with their dead if they were important?
mummified them
named a city after them
gave them a funeral
built an obelisk in their honor
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The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
Present Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
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life after death; Ka is the life force that leaves the body and becomes a spirit
mummification
New Kingdom
embalming
afterlife
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A series of rulers from the same family
obelisks
pyramids
pharaohs
dynasty
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How many symbols were in the hieroglyphic writing system?
300
700
600
500
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The lower class made up how much of the population?
80%
90%
50%
30%
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Huge stone tombs with 4 triangle shaped sides that meet in a point on top
deltas
papyrus
pyramids
mummies
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Rulers of Egypt; living gods
Nobles
Obelisks
Pharaohs
Mummies
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What did the pyramids symbolize?
honor
beauty
wealth and power
love
20
Which of the following is NOT an achievement that is attributed to the Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Pyramids
Aqueducts
Beautiful temples with elaborate art work
21
What is the name of a person's life force that left the body after death and became a spirit?
Pa
Ra
Ma
Ka
22
Why was the Nile River so important?
It was a great place to bathe and wash clothes.
It was hard to cross so no one could invade the Egyptians
It flooded and made silt which was good for farming.
It was very long.
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What was the purpose of the temples?
to offer sacrifices
to make the city more beautiful
to honor and worship the gods
to store all the art
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The Egyptian writing system that had over 600 symbols
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Cunieform
Papyrun
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The first known Pharaoh was...
Khufu
King Menes
Ramses the Great
Hatshepsut
