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1
A person who rules for a child who is too young to rule is known as a
scribe
astronomer
pharaoh
regent
2
The Egyptians created a calendar that had 365 days in a year.
True
False
3
Egyptians had knowledge of the human body due to their work on mummification.
True
False
4
How did Cleopatra VII commit suicide?
Ate poisonous food
Jumped off a pyramid
Went on a hunger strike
Bite from poisonous snake
5
What type of religion did Ancient Egypt practice?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Christianity
Buddhism
6
Who was the child pharaoh whose tomb was found in 1922?
Thutmose III
Khufu
Ramsesses I
King Tut
7
How long is the Nile River?
More than 10,000 miles
More than 45,000 miles
More than 4,000 miles
More than 6, 000
8
The name of the Upper and Lower Egypt after Pharaoh Menes unified them.
Two places
Two areas
Two lands
Two cities
9
What was the heart weighed against to see if you were worthy of the afterlife?
your soul
brain
feather
the other organs of the body
10
A large waterfall: any strong flood or rush of water, is known as
rapids
waves
tsunamis
cataracts
11
Ancient Egypt was split into how many dynasties?
21
41
11
31
12
Which member of the social class was allowed to own personal items, inherit land from masters, and be set free?
Pharaohs
Slaves
Nobles
Peasants
13
Women in ancient Egypt were treated like....
peasants
queens
equals
slaves
14
Unlike other rulers of his time, how was Thutmose III different?
He was about peace.
He killed them all.
He showed them mercy.
He conquered all of Africa.
15
How many Great Pyramids of Giza are there?
2
5
6
3
16
Which PIttsburgh river flows in the same direction as the Nile River?
Allegheny
Ohio
Monongahela
Beaver
17
What helped to make Egypt so successful?
They had the strongest army
they had nothing but great rulers
they had a big population
they had control over the Nile River
18
What were the purpose of pyramids?
they were tombs for the pharaohs to reach afterlife
to hide their riches from graverobbers
to keep them pharaohs alive until the afterlife.
for entertainment purposes of the people.
19
What is it called when a series of rulers come family or ethnicity?
Dynasty
KIngdom
Culture
Reign
20
A process of embalming the pharaohs to preserve them is called..
Burial
Cryogenics
Cremation
Mummification
21
Ancient Egypt's writing system was made of what?
letters
wedges and lines
picture-like symbols
numbers
22
What was unique about the peasants of the Egyptian Social Class?
They had NO rights at all.
They were the largest group.
They were the smallest group.
They were higher than Pharaohs.
23
The ancient Egyptians made advances in the TWO fields of
Social Studies and Art
Science and technology
Astronomy and medicine
Reading and math
24
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta that the Egyptians used for writing on
papyrus
parchment
bamboo
clay
25
Which member of the social class primarily built the pyramids during the flood season?
Merchants
Priests
Slaves
Peasants
