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1
Which of these was in the sanctuary of the temple?
A bench for women only
A pool for washing
A statue of a god
A public meeting area
2
Hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was
A priest
A god
A child
A woman
3
The latest discovery of a scroll proves that
Pyramids were built using ramps and dragging stones.
A harbor and water canals were used to transport the stones.
4
What made the delta perfect for farming?
The Nile River
The stone quarries enriched the earth.
The beautiful forests
The gentle, yearly flooding left behind silt.
5
The Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza was the burial tomb for Khufu's wife.
True
False
6
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
Animal skins
A plant
Soft clay
Cotton rags
7
What are scarabs?
Worshipped one god
Ancient Egyptian writing
Ruler of Egypt
Sacred beetle representations
8
How did most government officials obtain their jobs?
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
They attended school to learn how to govern.
They inherited the position from a family member.
9
What is an obelisk?
A sodium carbonate used in embalming.
King of the gods.
An upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar.
His tomb was found intact.
10
What is the meaning of pharaoh?
A written scroll
The worship of one god-Aten
Ruler of ancient Egypt
Regarded as Egypt's most powerful king.
11
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by a pyramid?
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
Most were in bottom classes; fewer at the top.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.
12
What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?
Storehouses for reserves of grain
Homes for the pharaoh's servants
Temples for religious worship
Tombs for pharaohs when they died.
13
In what region of the world is Egypt located?
Antarctica
North America
South America
Middle East
14
Who was known to be a puppet king?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Cleopatra VII
King Tut
15
What is papyrus?
An upright 4-sided pillar that tapers into a pyramid.
A written scroll.
Place of worship and the depository for food and objects
The Egypt god Amon-Re was the king of gods
16
The types of crops Egyptians grew were
Wheat
Lentils
Barley
All of the above.
17
Which pharaoh inherited the throne at 9?
King Tut
Ramses II
Cleopatra VII
Hatshepsut
18
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
Priests hoping to get jobs at the temples.
Government officials out of favor.
Scribes who kept poor records
Peasant farmers during the flood season.
19
What was one of the ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise in social class?
Attend scribe school
Help build a pyramid
Store a lot of grain
Take care of a temple
20
Who was a building and trading pharaoh?
Cleopatra VII
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
King Tut
21
What is the meaning of hieroglyphics?
An oval figure of a pharaoh's name
Egyptian writing using pictorial symbols and sounds.
To embalm or dry as a mummy.
An Egyptian tomb of the Memphite dynasties
22
What period is the Golden Age?
The Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
After the New Kingdom
23
What is mummification?
To embalm and dry as or as if a mummy.
An Egyptian tomb of the Memphite dynasty that is oblong.
Place of worship
A written scroll
24
Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs?
Tut lived and ruled for more than 70 years.
Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb.
Trade expeditions helped Tut learn about faraway lands.
Tut was the first woman to claim power.
25
I was pharaoh for more than 60 years. I was a military leader. I had hundreds of statues.
Hatshepsut
Khufu
Senusret I
Ramses II
26
Who is Ramses II?
Egypt's most powerful pharaoh who reigned for six decades.
Queen who was defeated with Marc Antony at Actium.
His tomb was found by Howard Carter.
Egyptologist who earned fame for the tomb of King Tut.
27
Who is Hatshepsut?
His tomb was found intact by Howard Carter.
Egyptian Queen who was defeated by Octavian.
Queen of Egypt who became regent for her stepson.
Egypt's most powerful pharaoh.
28
The purpose of the obelisks were
To show off pharaoh's wealth.
To give thanks to the gods.
To control the news.
All of the above.
29
Which pharaoh had over 100 children?
King Tut
Ramses II
Cleopatra VII
Hatshepsut
30
Which pharaoh had a brother and a sister killed?
Ramses II
King Tut
Cleopatra VII
Hatshepsut
31
Who is known as the greatest pharaoh of New Kingdom?
Ramses II
Tutmose III
King Tut
Cleopatra VII
32
Why did the Egyptians use sand to cut the obelisks?
The bronze and copper tools were too soft to cut stone.
Sand was readily available
Sand was all they had.
Their fulcrums did not work.
33
What is a canopic jar?
Egyptian urn to hold organs
Written scroll
Oval figure of pharaoh's name
place of worship
34
Which pharaoh kept the throne from a step-son for twenty years?
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra VII
Ramses II
King Tut
35
Who is Cleopatra VII
Queen who served as regent for Thutmose III.
Egypt's most powerful ruler.
Queen who was defeated by Octavian.
Egyptologist who earned world fame for the discovery of Tut.
36
The sacred lake of the temple was the most sacred place in the temple.
False
True
37
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
To show earthly love
To avoid the risk of poison
To feed them in the afterlife
To perform a sacrifice to the gods
38
The temples were built so the pharaoh had a place to worship a god/goddess.
False
True
