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Review of Ancient Egypt
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1
How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians?
. Helped Egyptians sail to other nations to trade
Flooded other nation’s fields
Provided natural irrigation, fresh water, and fertilization
Provided Egyptians with salt water to preserve fish
2
An immense structure that served as a tomb for a pharaoh in the Old Kingdom is called a?
obelisk
sphinx
pyramid
cataract
3
Which was further north?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Red Sea
Desert
4
Which Egyptian ruler had the Great Pyramid of Giza built as his or her tomb?
Nefertiti
Ramses II
Khufu
King Tut
5
Egyptian women had a wide range of?
Work and childcare
Freedom and rights
Books and Papyrus
Children and husbands
6
What is a special advisor to the pharaoh?
Vizier
Scribe
King
Priest
7
Pictures that represent ideas, things or sounds used in ancient Egypt?
Rosetta Stone
Cuneiform
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
8
The family of the deceased person would leave what with the sarcophagus?
A fire so the deceased wouldn't get chilly
Priests to watch over the body
Pets
Games, clothes, food, gold, jewelry
9
What was a sarcophagus?
A large stone coffin
A character on Sesame Street
A hole in the ground
A special dinner served to the pharoah
10
This was a great burial ground for the pharoahs?
Cairo
Valley of the Kings
Pyramid of Giza
Mephis
11
The major organs (except for the heart) of a dead body were placed in what in ancient Egypt?
Canopic jars
In the dead body
The ground
Tupperware jars
12
The Rosetta stone was used by scholars to?
Translate hieroglyphics
Measure the size of a harvest
Help survey the lands after the Nile flooded
Mark Ramses' grave
13
What is this a picture of?
pyramid
sphinx
sand castle
lion
14
A mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man?
Pyramid
Sphinx
Giza
Obelisks
15
Young king whose tomb was filled w/ jewelry, robes, burial masks, & ivory statues. Died at 18.
Osiris
Horus
Ramses the Great
King Tut
16
The first female pharaoh (ruler)?
Anubis
Cleopatra
Hatsheput
Miss Reep
17
A process that prevents a body from decaying so it can go to the afterlife?
Funeral
Embalming
Mummification
Removal of organs
18
Name the type of government in ancient Egypt?
monarchy
democracy
republic
dictatorship
19
Which continent is Egypt located on?
Europe
Africa
Australia
Asia
20
Name the type of religion in Ancient Egypt?
Polytheistic
Christian
Muslim
Monotheistic
21
How many pyramids are there at the Pyramids of Giza?
2
4
3
1
22
The Nile River ended in a what?
Sea
Desert
Delta
Swamp
23
What was not one of the three kingdoms of ancient Egypt?
Present Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
24
What is the Book of the Dead?
Book with pictures of dead pharoahs
Book only dead people can read in the afterlife
Book explaining the meaning of hieroglyphics
Book of magic spells made to assist a dead person's journey
25
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was what?
Man
General
Musician
Woman
26
If I went to school in ancient Egypt, my school work would be written on?
Stone
Paper
Wood
Papyrus
27
What is an ancient record keeper?
Artisan
Scribe
Noble
Peasant
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When the pharaoh died in Egypt, what did the priests do with the body?
Embalm it
Burn it
Sacrifice it
Bury it