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6th Grade Ancient Egypt Ch.3 AMS
6th Grade Ancient Egypt Ch.3 AMS
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Ch. 3 - Ancient Egypt
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1
The mouth of the river where the Nile empties into the sea is the
Dynasty
Mouth
Cataract
Delta
2
Which map shows the location of early Egyptians?
A
C
D
B
3
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing was?
Creating a dummy stuffed with straw
Removing the heart from the body
The act of embalming
Surveying the pyramids
4
As part of their belief in life after death, Egyptians..
did not remove organs from the dead bodies
preserved dead bodies through mummification
Buried their dead in mounds of grass
left no possessions with their dead
5
Which level of Egyptian society was least respected?
Priests and nobles
Traders and artisans
Unskilled workers
Farmers and herders
6
What are the 3 names for the major time periods in Egypt?
First, Second, and Third Kingdom
Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
Ancient, Middle, and Modern Kingdom
Hieratic, Hieroglyphic, and Demotic Kingdom
7
What was the long lasting paper-like material made from reeds called?
Obelisk
Papyrus
Cuneiform
Sumerian
8
A line of rulers from the same family is called
Delian
Axum
Hierarchy
Dynasty
9
Around which natural landform did the early Egyptians settle?
Mountains
River
Island
Plateau
10
How did the Egyptian feel when his land flooded?
He accepted it because it was predictable.
Good, because it meant more fertile land for his crops.
He was in da-Nile.
11
This pharaoh disguised herself as a man and ruled Egypt. She increased trade in Egypt.
Narmer
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Cleopatra
12
What is a cataract
The flat land near the end of the river
a timespan
country led by kings/queens
areas of a river with waterfalls and rushing water
13
Which pharaoh does this death mask belong to?
Menes
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
14
Who is this Egyptian god of the dead?
Thoth
Anubis
Horus
Isis
15
What was the Egyptian style of writing called?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Dicotic
Sumerian
16
What housed the organs during the mummification process?
Canopic Jars
Cartouche Jars
Carabou Jars
Carrier Jars
17
The Nile River flows...
West to East
South to North
East to West
North to South
18
Hathesput was known for..
Walking like an Egyptian
Increasing trade, making Egypt wealthy
being the sister of King Tutankhamen
Having a difficult to pronounce name
19
Menes was known for...
Discovering King Tut's tomb
Being a meanie
Walking like an Egyptian
Uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
20
Absolute Power is...
a vault or grave for the dead
Complete control over something (like Mr. Reinke has!)
life after death
Just like absolute zero
21
What material did ancient Egyptians write on
Rosetta Stone
Papyrus
iPapyr
peasants
22
To learn how to obtain life after death the Egyptians studied what book?
The Book of Life After Death
The Book of Spells
The Book of the Dead
The Book of Prayers
23
What mythological creature is this?
Obelisk
Pyramid
Sphinx
Minotaur
24
How do you spell your favorite teacher's name
Mrs. Cryuws
Mrs. Cywrus
Mrs. Crywus
Mrs. Cyrwus
25
Why is the Rosetta Stone important?
It causes cataracts
It tells us where the delta is in the Nile River
It serves as a really big paperweight for papyrus
It helps translate three languages, one being hieroglyphics
26
Which ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt?
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Menes
27
What is the fine soil found on the bottom of a river called
kilt
ummmm dirt?
dynasty
silt
28
Egyptians used this to explain nature and natural events
Pyramids
Papyrus
The Rosetta Stone
Religion
29
Which famous Egyptologist discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922?
Sir Archibald Cameron
George Elliott
Henrich Schlieman
Howard Carter
30
What was the main purpose of hieroglyphics?
To draw people walking like Egyptians
To draw pretty pictures on the wall
To record important documents and laws
There wasn't a purpose
31
Which Egyptian pharaoh's tomb was the only one to have ever been discovered intact?
Khufu
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
