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1
___________ refers to both a plant and paper.
Theocracy
Dynasty
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
2
Which academic subject did Egyptians use to draw boundaries for their farms?
math
literature
writing
religion
3
On what continent is Egypt?
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia
4
To keep from being invaded by the Egyptians, Phoenicians gave them
Tribute
the Rosetta Stone
King Tut
hieroglyphics
5
Why did the ancient Egyptians use salt to embalm their dead?
It stops decomposition by killing bacteria and enzymes.
It kept them from smelling bad.
It comes from the Nile.
It keeps the skin elastic and soft.
6
_______ means that the political leader and religious leader were the same person.
Monarchy
Dynasty
Democracy
Theocracy
7
What writing system was developed by the Egyptians?
hieroglyphics
papyrus
cuneiform
alphabet
8
What are two geographic features that protected ancient Egyptian settlements?
flooding and pyramids
cataracts and deserts
delta and shallow waters
Nubia and Kush
9
Who was Egypt's first pharaoh?
Ramses II
Tuthankamen
Piye
Menes
10
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a
schimitar
reign
delta
dynasty
11
The Nile River empties into the
Red Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Aquaba
Mediterranean Sea
12
In what ways did the Nile shape ancient Egypt?
seasonal activities
all of these
settlement
religious practices
13
Examples of ancient Egyptian _____ include hieroglyphics and pyramids.
achievements
social structure
religion
politics
14
What was the Book of the Dead?
book to praise Ra
ghost stories of haunted pyramids
hymns, spells, and prayers
recording of all past pharaohs
15
After Egyptians stopped using pyramids, pharaohs were entombed in the ___________.
Great Rift Valley
Rosetta Stone
Great Pyramid of Giza
Valley of the Kings
16
We can read hieroglyphics because of
King Tut's tomb
the Phoenician alphabet
the Rosetta Stone
Howard Carter
17
Egypt was ruled by pharaohs of at least 31 different ______.
dynasties
civilizations
kingdoms
city-states
18
What did Egyptians do to help their pharaohs get through the underworld?
embalm pharaohs
All of these were done to help the pharaohs.
built pyramids
bury pharaohs with the Book of the Dead
19
Egypt is the gift of the ________.
Israelites
Desert
pharaohs
Nile