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Chapter 3: Ancient Egypt
Chapter 3: Ancient Egypt
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Chapter 3 Review: Ancient Egypt
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1
The building achievement for which Egypt is most famous is what?
the pyramid
the arch
the column
none of the above
2
To figure out taxes, land owners relied upon an instrument known as what?
the nilometer
the shadoof
the scarcophagus
the shenu
3
What two geographical features protected Egypt from invasion?
the desert and the mountains
the Nile's cataracts and the mountains
none of the above
the desert and the Nile's cataracts
4
What are canopic jars?
jars used to hold the organs of mummies
decorative jars
urns
parts of a canopy
5
What is the Nile delta?
all of the above
named for a Greek letter
at the North end
fan shaped
6
Egyptians were famous for preserving dead bodies as what?
mummies
zombies
corpses
ashes
7
The pharaoh was believed to be what?
part demon
part animal
part god
a slave
8
The king of Egypt was called what?
none of the above
emporer
king
dictator
9
What is cartouche?
a term for the shenu symbol
a term still used today by historians and archeologists
French for cartridge
all of the above
10
What is an amulet?
an ornament on jewelry worn to protect people from evil
a necklace
a book that was entombed with mummies
a stone
11
What is a dynasty?
a monarchy
a line of kings from one family
a kingdom
an empire
12
What was the Rosetta Stone?
written partially in Greek
all of the above
an important archaeological discovery
a key to deciphering hieroglyphics
13
The word Hyksos means what?
aliens
foreigners
foreign rulers
invaders
14
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
both a and c
a ruler in the Middle Kingdom
the first female ruler in Egypt
one of the early rulers in the New Kingdom
15
What is the name of Ancient Egyptian writing?
none of the above
cunieform
pictographs
hieroglyphics
16
The tool Egyptians used to water their fields was called what?
a shenu
a water wheel
a shadoof
a scarab
17
Which of the following was NOT one of the plagues?
locust
frogs
Nile turned to blood
Chicken Pox
18
Papyrus
all of the above
is a type of paper
is a plant
is where we get our English word paper
19
A sarcophagus is what?
a pyramid
a tomb
a stone coffin
a mummy
20
King Tutankhamen is best known for what?
his impressive reign
his crazy name
his tomb
all of the above
