World History Chapter 5 Test

Pharaohs and other rulers exchanged envoys to maintain close ties.

The Egyptians t raded goods such as wheat, gold, and tools to the Phoenecians for much needed wood.

People inhabited around 3% of all of Egypt's land.

a government representation in another country

The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of

Egypt is located in southwestern Asia

During the New Kingdom, pharaoh Thutmose III's armies conquered many areas, and slavery became more widespread in Egypt.

Many Egptians could read and write.

Bureaucrats, or elected officials, appointed by the pharaoh

During the Old Kingdom, the capital city was Memphis.

The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was

Amenhotep was successful in establishing a new religion based on the worship of Aton, the sun god, as Egypt's only god.

a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned

The Nile River's flooding could be described as

The chief god of the Egyptians was

In what ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?

Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period?

a waterfall or rapids in a river

The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing was

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called

To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the

While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed

a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into a sea

Who tried to give the Eyptians a new religion?

What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?

Which is a reason that the Nile has been called "the lifeblood" of Egypt

a line of rulers from one family

What type of plant was used to make paper in Egypt?

A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a

This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt

a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and symbols

The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for who?

Incense is a material used to make furniture.

government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader

government officials that carry out the orders of the King

a reed plant that grew along the Nile River