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Ancient Egypt

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6th Grade Chapter 4

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1
Nobles are...
powerful artists of the kingdom.
people from rich and powerful families.
powerful farmers of the kingdom.
people from neighboring countries.
2
How did the Rosetta Stone help historians?
It provided clues to Ramses' tomb
It provided clues to Queen H's tomb
It provided painting of various creation stories
It provided a Greek text that matched Egyptian writing
3
How did Egyptian farmers water their crops?
canals
basins
buckets
aqueducts
4
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
architect
scribe
farmer
merchant
5
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the mummies
the dynasty
the farmers
the pharaoh
6
Scribes were well respected and did not have to pay taxes.
True
False
7
Which of the following best defines a delta?
series of rulers
ruler of a great house
series of rough rapids
triangle shaped area of land
8
What did Egypt do after the wars in the Middle Kingdom?
create a Middle Kingdom god
fire all the scribes
create a professional army
destroy all its temples
9
Which of the following was NOT true of pharaohs during the Old Kingdom?
were all women
had great powers
had many responsibilities
were seen as gods
10
What was NOT a right of women in Egyptian society?
making contracts
creating new gods
divorcing their husband
owning property
11
What is the method used to preserve dead bodies and keep them from decaying?
Engineering
Embalming
Entoming
Encasing
12
Menes rose to power and unified Lower & Upper Egypt.
True
False
13
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
it was the safest place to store valuables
tombs were also storage rooms for pharaoh
tombs were aslo museums
the dead needed it for the afterlife