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Unit 3: Ancient Egypt Review
Unit 3: Ancient Egypt Review
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A review of material from Ancient Egypt in social studies class
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Which pharaoh changed his name to Akhenaton when he tried to make Egypt MONOTHEISTIC?
Tutankhamen
Djoser
Ramses II
Amenhotep IV
2
Who led Egypt?
Pharaohs
Generals
Scribes
Priests
3
Who built the Great Pyramid at Giza as his tomb?
Ramses II
Khufu
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
4
What are Egypt's natural boundaries?
mountains
seas and plateaus
cataracts and deserts
it has no natural barriers
5
To survive in the afterlife the spirits needed to recognize the body so the Egyptians did what?
mummified the dead
worshipped many gods
buried the bodies deep in the sand
created the ba, the ka, and the akh
6
Egypt used this for defense...
thick city walls
natural boundaries
Slaves
Their MASSIVE army
7
The Age of the Nobles is another name for Egypt's what?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Golden Age
8
How were pharaohs buried during the Old Kingdom?
In graves cut into rock cliffs
In pyramids
In shallow sandy graves
In Mastabas
9
The Nile River flows in this direction...
South
North
East
West
10
What was left behind from the Nile's flooding that enriched the soil for farming?
sand
cataracts
papyrus
silt
11
Which pharaoh is known for uniting the two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt into one country?
Khufu
Menes
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
12
This could be predicted in ancient Egypt...
flooding of the Nile
when the pharaoh would die
who would attack next
how much land could be farmed next year
13
Mesopotamia was many independent city-states/civilizations...what was Egypt?
many independent city-states
the largest empire of the ancient world
a unified nation
a group of nomadic herders
14
Based on their religious beliefs the ancient Egyptians were what...
monotheistic
catholic
polytheistic
atheists
15
Which powerful pharaoh used his military to expand Egypt's borders to their largest extent?
Ramses II
Thutmose III
Menes
Tutankhamen
16
Polytheism means...?
belief in many gods
belief in one god
belief in no gods
beilef in Jesus as God
17
What is the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
cuneiform
pictographs
hieroglyphs
alphabet
18
What material did the Egyptians develop to write information down?
clay tablets
vellum sheets
papyrus
paper
19
What can be found at the mouth of the Nile River?
its delta
mountains
the city of Memphis
the Great Pyramid
20
What is Egypt's economy mainly based on?
agriculture
trade
investments
manufacturing
21
Who is famous for translating the hieroglyphic language of ancient Egypt?
Mr. Mark Poggensee
Howard Carter
Jean Champollion
Zahi Hawass
22
Who is probably Egypt's most well known pharaoh due to the discovery of his intact tomb?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Thutmose III
23
What were the first tombs used by Egyptians?
mastabas
obelisks
pyramids
Valley of the Kings
24
The Old Kingdom of Egypt is also known as what?
The Empire
The Age of Nobles
The Golden Age
The Age of Pyramids
25
Papyrus is made from what?
wood
silt
clay
river reeds
26
Where is the mouth of the Nile River?
by the Red Sea
at the Mediterranean Sea
West Africa
in the south
27
Who is said to have built the 1st pyramid, the step pyramid of Saqqara?
Khufu
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Djoser
28
Who discovered King Tut's undisturbed tomb in 1922?
Howard Carter
Arthur Evans
Heinrich Schliemann
Jean Champollion
29
Egypt's economy is based on farming, but became wealthy through what?
mining
trade
banking
manufacturing
30
What was built by the Egyptians that was a Wonder of the Ancient World?
Cleopatra's Obelisk
Hatshepsut's Palace at Dier al Bahri
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara
31
Where did Howard Carter discover Tutankhamen's intact tomb?
Valley of the Kings
Giza
at the Nile's delta
Arabian (eastern) Desert
32
Who was the first female to rule Egypt for 21 years as the pharaoh?
Nefertiti
Akhenaton
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
33
What is the closest date to the beginning of the ancient Egypt civilization?
3,100 BC
4,500 BC
1,050 BC
5,000 BC
34
The Egyptians believed in what after someone died?
Heaven and Hell
Nirvana
Nothing, you were dead
Life after Death
35
How did Hatshepsut's reign differ from her male counterparts?
focused on trade and political alliances
was the highest point of Egyptian culture and power
focused on changing the nation's religion
based on military conquest and war
36
Who ruled Egypt for 67 years and is considered its greatest pharaoh base on Egypt's stability?
Ramses II
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
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Where is the source of the Nile River?
in east-central Africa
in the Libyan (western) Desert
at the Mediterranean Sea
in the Middle East
