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Chapter 2: Mesopotamia and Egypt
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1
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
Hieroglyphs
letters
Arabic
English
2
What does the word hieroglyph mean in Greek?
Sacred
Peace
Pharaoh
Gods
3
What is another term for gods and goddesses?
Polytheism
Deities
Theocracy
mummies
4
Where is Upper Egypt located?
Nile Valley
Syria
Memphis
Nile Delta
5
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Southern Asia
Northern Europe
Eastern Africa
Northern Africa
6
Who invaded the Middle Kingdom of Egypt?
Hyksos
Akkads
Harrappans
Amorites
7
What was the most common job in Egypt?
pharaoh
artians
merchant
farmer
8
What desert is Egypt located in?
Arabian
Gobi
Sahara
Syrian
9
Where is Lower Egypt located?
Under Upper Egypt
Nile Delta
In Memphis
Nile Valley
10
Where is Lower Egypt located?
Memphis
Nile Delta
Thebes
Nile Valley
11
What type of government is ruled by a divine figured?
Dictatorship
Democracy
Republic
Theocracy
12
What form of writing was based off of pictures?
hieroglyphics
demotic script
cuneiform
Greek
13
Who created the New Kingdom of Egypt?
Hammurabi
Ahmose
Narmer
Caesar
14
Who is the goddess that represented mothers and wives?
pharaohs
Isis
Re
Ki
15
Where did Upper and Lower Egypt meet?
Harrisburg
Palestine
Memphis
Thebes
16
What body of water does the Nile River flow into?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Memphis
Pacific Ocean
17
What organ was not removed during mummification?
lungs
intestines
heart
brain
18
What is another name for a temple, where Sumerians and Egyptians worshipped?
Ziggurats
Pyramids
Palaces
Tombs
19
How many languages were on the Rosetta Stone?
3
1
10
30
20
Who united upper and lower Egypt?
Sargon
Herodotus
Narmer
Hammurabi
21
Which Kingdom had a turbulent beginning?
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Next Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
22
What subject was not popular among the Egyptians?
Chemistry
Astronomy
Medicine
Math
23
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A well-respected ruler
The New England Patriots
A line of rulers from one family
A brutish warrior who protected the king
24
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
Near the center of Africa
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
Along the Nile
On the coast of the Atlantic
25
What color represents Lower Egypt?
White
Red
Green
Blue
26
Who gave the "gift of the Nile" to the Egyptians?
Hammurabi
Herodotus
Sargon
Narmer
27
Which of the following was NOT an occupation of someone in the Upper class?
Government Officials
Priests
Military Commanders
Merchants
28
What were buildings in which Egyptian rulers were buried?
Tombs
Ziggurats
Pyramids
Temples
29
What type of religion did Mesopotamia and Egypt believe in?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Theocracy
Christianity
30
What was inscribed on the Rosetta Stone?
Nile floods
Priests' benefits and taxes
Powers of the pharaohs
Laws of Egypt
31
What was the New Kingdom NOT known for?
Wealth
Luxury
Taxes
Power
32
Who is the sun god?
H'Apy
Re
Thoth
Isis
33
How many deities does ancient Egypt have
6
21
Over 2000
74
34
The Sumerians created the calendar.
True
False
35
What communication of writing did Egypt use?
Cuneiform
Demotic Script
Hieroglyphics
Greek
36
What is it called when rulers pass their power onto their sons and so on?
Dynasty
Monarchy
Cultural Diffusion
Government
37
What was NOT a kingdom in ancient Egypt?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Next Kingdom
New Kingdom
38
What was the first capital of ancient Egypt
Alexandria
Memphis
Baltimore
Thebes
39
What direction does the Nile flow?
South
West
North
East
40
The Hyksos adopted the Egyptian culture.
True
False
41
Which social class had great tombs built to be buried in?
Merchants and Artisans
Kings and Queens
Laborers
Government Officials
42
Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
Napoleon
Sargon
British Army
Ahmose
43
Which god ruled the underworld?
H'Apy
Re
Osiris
Isis
44
What social class in Egypt was the largest?
Middle
Lowest
Upper
Royal
45
Who underwent the process of mummification?
Royals and elites
merchants
artists
Lower class
46
What was not a reason for the Old Kingdom falling?
Power struggles
Invaders
Crop Failures
Cost of building pyramids
47
Ahmose united the Upper and Lower kingdoms.
True
False
48
What is the longest river in the world?
Indus
Mississippi
Amazon
Nile
